| Front | higgledy-piggledy \hig-ul-dee-PIG-ul-dee\ |
|---|---|
| Back | adverb In a confused, disordered, or random manner. [Of unknown origin, perhaps referring to the herding of pigs. Earliest documented use: 1598.] "Owl feathers, apple cores, and sweet wrappers littered the floor, a number of spell books lay higgledy-piggledy among the tangled robes on his bed." - J.K. Rowling; Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince; Bloomsbury; 2005. |
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