helter-skelter
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- haphazard, confused, disordered, higgledy-piggledy (informal), hit-or-miss, jumbled, muddled, random, topsy-turvy
[adverb]
Synonyms:
- carelessly, anyhow, hastily, headlong, hurriedly, pell-mell, rashly, recklessly, wildly

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I. hel‧ter-skel‧ter¹ /ˌheltə ˈskeltə $ ˌheltər ˈskeltər/ adverb
done quickly, in a disorganized way:
He ran helter-skelter down the slope.

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II. helter-skelter² noun [countable]
British English a tall structure in a fairground which you sit on at the top and slide round and round to the bottom

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helter-skelter
1.
if you do something helter-skelter, you do it very quickly and without organization.
We all ran helter-skelter down the stairs as soon as the alarm sounded.

2.
helter-skelter - if you do something helter-skelter, you do it very quickly and without organization.
Police have been unable to control the helter-skelter growth of the drugs trade.
(always before noun)

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helter-skelter
in a confusing group, in disorder
When we arrived at work we found the files scattered helter-skelter over the floor.

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helter skelter
adv.
1. At a fast speed, but in confusion.
The hatted ball broke Mr. Jones's window, and the boys ran away helter-skelter.
When the bell rang, the pupils ran helter-skelter out of the door.
2. In a confusing group; in disorder.
The movers piled the furniture helter-skelter in the living room of the new house.
Mary fell down and her books, papers, and lunch landed helter-skelter over the sidewalk.
Compare: EVERY WHICH WAY.

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