Higgledy-piggledy (Adjective)
Meaning
In utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The higgledy-piggledy layout of the shelves made it impossible to find what I was looking for.
- Her toys were scattered all over the floor in a higgledy-piggledy mess, a testament to a morning of intense play.
- The tourist town was built higgledy-piggledy on the hillside, with streets that wound randomly through the houses.
- After the earthquake, the entire city block was reduced to a higgledy-piggledy jumble of rubble and wreckage.
- The attic was a higgledy-piggledy treasure trove of antique trunks, broken furniture, and mysterious artifacts.