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Definition of higgledy-piggledy adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

higgledy-piggledy

adverb
 
/ˌhɪɡldi ˈpɪɡldi/
 
/ˌhɪɡldi ˈpɪɡldi/
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  1. in an untidy way that lacks any order
    • Files were strewn higgledy-piggledy over the floor.
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: rhyming jingle, probably with reference to the irregular herding together of pigs.
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