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Etymology
F. pêle-mêle

Adverb
en-adv|-

1. in haste, uncontrolled, disorderly

#:* 1597: Nor moody beggars, starving for a time / Of pellmell havoc and confusion. — Shakespeare, 1 Hen IV, v 1

Translations

French: pêle-mêle
mid

See also
helter-skelter
willy-nilly
Pall Mall
The Mall

fr:pell-mell
io:pell-mell
pl:pell-mell
vi:pell-mell
zh:pell-mell

• 2007-09-18 23:12 - Doug Hockin - /* Adverb */ Add en-adv

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