Added 9 October 2026
pell-mell
/ˈpɛlˈmɛl/ adjective
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- Hasty and uncontrolled.
adverb
- In haste and chaos; uncontrolledly, confusedly.
noun
Origin
From French pêle-mêle, from Old French pesle-mesle, apparently a rhyme based on the stem of mesler (“to mix, meddle”). Compare meddle, melee.
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