Pell-mell (adverb)

  1. In confusion, disorder, or with headlong haste; in a headlong or disorganized manner.
  2. In a chaotic or disorganized way, especially with a sense of haste or urgency.

Origin:

From middle english pelle mell, literally means headlong, headfirst, in confusion, or in disarray.

Examples:

  1. The crowd rushed pell-mell out of the building.
  2. The children ran pell-mell down the street.
  3. The conference attendees left pell-mell after the meeting.
  4. The documents were thrown pell-mell into the box.
  5. The plans were made pell-mell with little thought for the consequences.
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