What is the meaning of pell-mell?

adjective

  • With undue hurry and confusion.
    • usage: "a helter-skelter kind of existence with never a pause"; "a pell-mell dash for the train"

adverb

  • In a wild or reckless manner.
    • usage: "dashing harum-scarum all over the place"; "running pell-mell up the stairs"
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