Pell-mell
adverb
In a random and chaotic manner.
They all ran pell-mell to catch the last bus
Often appears as...
- run pell-mell
- rush pell-mell
Usage tips
Formal
adjective
Characterized by disorder or lack of organization.
The project was a pell-mell assortment of unrelated tasks
Often appears as...
- pell-mell confusion
- pell-mell mixture
Usage tips
Formal
adverb
In a random and chaotic manner.
They all ran pell-mell to catch the last bus
Often appears as...
- run pell-mell
- rush pell-mell
Usage tips
Formal
adjective
Characterized by disorder or lack of organization.
The project was a pell-mell assortment of unrelated tasks
Often appears as...
- pell-mell confusion
- pell-mell mixture
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Usage
Most common in casual speech; not suitable for formal writing.
Kids playing tag outside were running pell-mell.
Pro Tip 2/3Chaos Implied
Implies a lack of control or order, often used in urgent situations.
The shoppers entered the store pell-mell on Black Friday.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Activity
Often describes physical movement marked by speed and confusion.
As the bell rang, students left the classroom pell-mell.
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Usage
Most common in casual speech; not suitable for formal writing.
Kids playing tag outside were running pell-mell.
Pro Tip 2/3Chaos Implied
Implies a lack of control or order, often used in urgent situations.
The shoppers entered the store pell-mell on Black Friday.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Activity
Often describes physical movement marked by speed and confusion.
As the bell rang, students left the classroom pell-mell.
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Usage
Most common in casual speech; not suitable for formal writing.
Kids playing tag outside were running pell-mell.
Pro Tip 2/3Chaos Implied
Implies a lack of control or order, often used in urgent situations.
The shoppers entered the store pell-mell on Black Friday.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Activity
Often describes physical movement marked by speed and confusion.
As the bell rang, students left the classroom pell-mell.
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Quote examples
James Surowiecki
American Journalist
Flexible supply chains are great for multinationals and consumers. But they erode already thin profit margins in developing-world factories and foster a pell-mell work environment in which getting the order out the door is the only thing that matters.
Quote examples
James Surowiecki
American Journalist
Flexible supply chains are great for multinationals and consumers. But they erode already thin profit margins in developing-world factories and foster a pell-mell work environment in which getting the order out the door is the only thing that matters.
Example 1 of 1
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