higgledy-piggledy
Synonyymisanakirja
higgledy-piggledy
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sotkuinen, sottaisa, sotkeutunut, sikin sokin oleva, sikin sokin, epäjärjestyksessä oleva, epäjärjestyksessä, sekasotkuinen, hujan hajan oleva, hujan hajan, mullin mallin oleva, mullin mallin, sekava.
Käännökset
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sikin sokin, sikin sokin oleva
In utter disorder or confusion; mixed up.
1937 — w:Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt, s:Roosevelts Fireside Chat, 12 October 1937|Fireside Chat, 12 October'' 1930 — w:Bertrand Russell|Bertrand Russell, s:The Conquest of Happiness|The Conquest of Happiness In a confused, disordered, or random way. 1881 — w:James Greenwood|James Greenwood, s:Low-Life Deeps|Low-Life Deeps, ch 11 A disordered jumble; a confusion. 1779, Thomas Medley, The Shandymonian, subtitle: A double-dactyl; a short poem with eight lines in dactylic meter. 1980, Gyles Brandreth, The Joy of Lex, page 123: Any of various word games using rhyming compounds or dactylic words or phrases. 1994, Herbert Kohl, Masters Word Game Collection'', page 249: |
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