PELL-MELL


Meaning of PELL-MELL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpel-ˈmel ]

adverb

Etymology: Middle French pelemele

Date: 1590

1. : in mingled confusion or disorder

papers strewn pell-mell on the desk

2. : in confused haste

ran pell-mell for the door

• pell-mell adjective or noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.