holus-bolus

Holus-bolus is defined as all at once.

(adverb)

An example of holus-bolus is how a child cleans a room when they shove all their toys into a closet without order; holus-bolus cleaning.

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See holus-bolus in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adverb

all at once; in one lump

Origin: mock-Latin < whole + bolus

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