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Definition of helter-skelter adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

helter-skelter

adverb

/ˌheltə ˈskeltə(r)/

/ˌheltər ˈskeltər/

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in a hurry and in a way that lacks organization
- People ran helter-skelter. There were bodies on the ground and the injured were crying.
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