higgledy-piggledy

Speech parts

1. higgledy-piggledy - Noun

2. higgledy-piggledy - Adjective

3. higgledy-piggledy - Adverb

5. higgledy-piggledy - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

In confusion; topsy-turvy.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

higgledy piggledy

Synonyms

disorderly topsy-turvy hugger-mugger jumbled disordered confused irregular chaotic disorganized haphazard sloppy awry cluttered chaotically untidy
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Antonyms

immaculate natty dapper Shipshape kempt organized
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Examples

a disorderly pile of clothes Source: Internet

they were piled up higgledy-piggledy Source: Internet

Cruise along Lake Windermere and then head to the higgledy-piggledy village of Hawkshead, which is full of picturesque medieval cottages. Source: Internet

Fifteen years later, the nearly 17,000 shanties are all pucca homes, most with an upper storey that may be sub-let; the homes and shops standing higgledy-piggledy and packed closely together along the narrow streets are all electrified. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

higgle higgle-haggle higgledy higgledypiggledy higgler higglery