PELL-MELL


Meaning of PELL-MELL in English

/ ˌpelˈmel; NAmE / adverb

( old-fashioned ) very quickly and in a way that is not controlled

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from French pêle-mêle , from earlier pesle mesle , mesle pesle , reduplication from mesler to mix.

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