pell-mell (Meaning)

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pell-mell (s)

with undue hurry and confusion

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pell-mell (r)

in a wild or reckless manner

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pell-mell (n.)

See Pall-mall.

pell-mell Sentence Examples

  1. The students rushed pell-mell into the auditorium to escape the storm.
  2. In the aftermath of the accident, cars were scattered pell-mell across the highway.
  3. The crowd surged pell-mell towards the stage, eager to catch a glimpse of the celebrity.
  4. As the fire alarm blared, people exited the building pell-mell, scrambling for safety.
  5. The children raced pell-mell out of the classroom at the sound of the bell.
  6. The library books were stacked pell-mell on the shelves, creating a chaotic mess.
  7. The hikers followed the trail pell-mell, desperate to reach the summit before nightfall.
  8. The accountant worked pell-mell to finish the financial report by the deadline.
  9. The team retreated pell-mell from the battlefield, their morale shattered.
  10. The search party combed through the forest pell-mell, hoping to find the missing hiker alive.

FAQs About the word pell-mell

with undue hurry and confusion, in a wild or reckless mannerSee Pall-mall.

impulsive, headlong, sudden, rushed,hurried, rash, hasty, precipitous, cursory,reckless

calculated, unrushed, deliberate,deliberate, unhurried, unrushed, calculated, unhurried, measured, circumspect

The students rushed pell-mell into the auditorium to escape the storm.

In the aftermath of the accident, cars were scattered pell-mell across the highway.

The crowd surged pell-mell towards the stage, eager to catch a glimpse of the celebrity.

As the fire alarm blared, people exited the building pell-mell, scrambling for safety.