MEANING
In a rushed, confused, or disorderly way.
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Words that belong together
- rush pell-mell
- flee pell-mell
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The crowd fled pell-mell through the open gates when the second alarm sounded.
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- Base
- pell-mell
Usage notes
Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Invariable adverb; related adjective normally non-gradable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, character. Commonness: uncommon.
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