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higgledy-piggledy
adjective, adverb /ˌhɪɡ.l̩.diˈpɪɡ.l̩.di/ informalDefinition
› mixed up and in no particular order: My clothes are all higgledy-piggledy in my drawers.Dirty and untidy
(Definition of higgledy-piggledy adjectiveadverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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