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pell-mell
- Entry Word:
- pell–mell
- Function:
- adjective
Text:
1
acting or done with excessive or careless speed<a pell-mell dash for safety after bullets started flying around>— see hasty 1
2
lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness<pell-mell piles of books everywhere in the library>— see messy
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