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helter-skelter definition

helter-skelter (hel′tər skel′tər)

adverb

in haste and confusion; in a disorderly, hurried manner

Etymology: arbitrary formation, suggesting confusion

adjective

hurried and confused; disorderly

noun

anything helter-skelter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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