Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for higgledy-piggledy

higgledy-piggledy

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Instead of obsessing over the latest higgledy-piggledy, do something useful.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

That could be due in part to Ötzi’s diet, says Nina Jablonski, an anthropologist at Pennsylvania State University, who notes that the evolution of light skin in people in Europe was a “higgledy-piggledy process.”

Read more on Science Magazine

The 30-year-old said: "Instead of buying all matching furniture I just bought higgledy-piggledy bits and painted them to match."

Read more on BBC

Ukrainians upload a higgledy-piggledy stream of information about Russians killed in the war on several channels on the Telegram messaging application, including the names of the deceased.

Read more on New York Times

Much of the turmoil, critics say, is rooted in Disney’s higgledy-piggledy decision to become the centerpiece of the contemporary culture wars.

Read more on Washington Times

Advertisement

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement