pell mell

A form of pell-mell — Hasty and uncontrolled.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. alternativeAlternative form of pell-mell.
adverbpell mell (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of pell-mell.

    They came pell mell, gathering up their bath kimono and towels, and putting them on in the passage.

    1905, Modern Sanitation, volumes 2–3, Pittsburgh, Pa.: Standard Sanitary Mfg. Co., →OCLC, page 29, column 2
nounpell mell (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of pell-mell.
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APA

pell mell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pell%20mell

MLA

“pell mell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pell%20mell. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pell mell,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pell%20mell.

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