adv
Meaning 1
In a topsy-turvy manner, chaotically.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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topsy-turvily
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adverb
Meaning 2
in disorderly haste
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- we ran head over heels toward the shelter
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: head over heels, heels over head, topsy-turvy, in great confusion
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From topsy-turvy + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: auf den Kopf gestellt — in a topsy-turvy manner
- German: unordentlich — disorderly, chaotically
- German: chaotisch — disorderly, chaotically
- Spanish: desordenadamente — disorderly, chaotically