Helter-skelter Definition

hĕltər-skĕltər
adverb
In haste and confusion; in a disorderly, hurried manner.
Webster's New World
Haphazardly.
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Antonyms:
adjective
Hurried and confused; disorderly.
Webster's New World
Haphazard.
American Heritage
Antonyms:
  • at moderate speed
noun
Anything helter-skelter.
Webster's New World
Turmoil; confusion.
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Other Word Forms of Helter-skelter

Noun

Singular:
helter-skelter
Plural:
helter-skelters

Origin of Helter-skelter

  • A rhyming pair of words with no known origin.

    From Wiktionary

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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