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pell-mell

pell-mell
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pel-mel]
    • /ˈpel mɛl/
    • /ˈpel ˈmel/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pel-mel]
    • /ˈpel mɛl/

Definitions of pell-mell word

  • adverb pell-mell in disorderly, headlong haste; in a recklessly hurried manner. 1
  • adverb pell-mell in a confused or jumbled mass, crowd, manner, etc.: The crowd rushed pell-mell into the store when the doors opened. 1
  • adjective pell-mell indiscriminate; disorderly; confused: a pell-mell dash after someone. 1
  • adjective pell-mell overhasty or precipitate; rash: pell-mell spending. 1
  • noun pell-mell a confused or jumbled mass, crowd, etc. 1
  • noun pell-mell disorderly, headlong haste. 1

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Origin of pell-mell

First appearance:

before 1570
One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < Middle French pelemele, Old French pesle mesle, rhyming compound based on mesler to mix. See meddle

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Parts of speech for Pell-mell

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pell-mell popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for pell-mell

adv pell-mell

  • aimlessly — without aim; purposeless.
  • anywise — in any way or manner; at all
  • at once — If you do something at once, you do it immediately.
  • at random — If you choose people or things at random, you do not use any particular method, so they all have an equal chance of being chosen.
  • blindly — If you say that someone does something blindly, you mean that they do it without having enough information, or without thinking about it.

adj pell-mell

  • inside-out — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.

adverb pell-mell

  • incautiously — In an incautious manner; with a lack of caution.

adjective pell-mell

  • luxated — Simple past tense and past participle of luxate.

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