informal : in a messy way : without order
▪ All the dishes were stacked higgledy-piggledy next to the sink.
▪ All the dishes were stacked higgledy-piggledy next to the sink.
— higgledy–piggledy adjective
▪ a higgledy-piggledy assortment of things
▪ a higgledy-piggledy assortment of things







