topsy-turviness
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There are elements of horror in the staging and editing — at least one shot that struck me as an homage to Stanley Kubrick — and psychological topsy-turviness.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2024
Mr. Singer and Ms. Westby, to Jake Meginsky’s propulsive soundscape, share a wayward topsy-turviness, entangling and bumping into each other.
From New York Times • May 25, 2015
In fact, the whole thing is topsy-turvy, without the slightest touch of that animation and interested curiosity which topsy-turviness sometimes contributes.
From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century by Saintsbury, George
And last, but not least by any means, there were two Irish ladies, who, with the best intentions imaginable, produced a universal state of topsy-turviness when left to themselves for a moment.
From Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories by Alcott, Louisa May
The insideoutness, topsy-turviness, and preposterousness of Mr. Jones' method is incredible.
From Society for Pure English, Tract 02 On English Homophones by Bridges, Robert Seymour
