higgledy-piggledy
higgledy-piggledy · more higgledy-piggledy · most higgledy-piggledy
In a confused, disordered, or random wayIn a confused, disordered, or random way.
/ˈhɪɡəldiˌpɪɡəldi/
Meaning
1 senses(slang)In a confused, disordered, or random way.
хаотичноxaotyčno
in a disordered manner
Translations
4 languagesУкраїнська
in a disordered way:
Origin
A reduplicated rhyming compound. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests a possible link toA reduplicated rhyming compound. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests a possible link to pig, since the animals huddle in irregular groups, but notes that the connection is uncertain. First use appears c. 1598. The first part of the old alternative form, hoggledy-piggledy, may derive from the archaic Welsh hogldy, a hovel.
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Forms
more higgledy-piggledy, most higgledy-piggledy| Comparative | more higgledy-piggledy Lesson |
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| Superlative | most higgledy-piggledy |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsin a disordered way:willy-nilly
Close in meaning
- in a disordered manner:topsy-turvy
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form