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Definition of higgledy-piggledy adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

higgledy-piggledy

adjective

/ˌhɪɡldi ˈpɪɡldi/

/ˌhɪɡldi ˈpɪɡldi/

(informal)

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untidy and not in any order
- a higgledy-piggledy collection of houses
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