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Main Entry:
helter-skelter
[
hel
-ter-
skel
-ter
]
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/
ˈhɛltərˈskɛltər
/
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Part of Speech:
adjective
Definition:
with undue hurry and confusion
Synonyms:
arbitrary
, carelessly,
chaotic
,
confused
, disorderly,
haphazard
,
hastily
, hit or miss,
hurried
, hurry-scurry, in disorder,
random
, recklessly, slapdash
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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