'Helter-skelter' definitions:
Definition of 'helter-skelter'
(from WordNet)
adverb
Haphazardly; "the books were piled up helter-skelter" [syn: helter-skelter, every which way]
adjective
Lacking a visible order or organization [syn: chaotic, helter-skelter]
adjective
With undue hurry and confusion; "a helter-skelter kind of existence with never a pause"; "a pell-mell dash for the train" [syn: helter-skelter, pell-mell]
Definition of 'Helter-skelter'
From: GCIDE
- Helter-skelter \Hel"ter-skel"ter\, adv. [An onomat?poetic word. Cf. G. holter-polter, D. holder de bolder.] In hurry and confusion; without definite purpose; irregularly. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
- Helter-skelter have I rode to thee. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- A wistaria vine running helter-skelter across the roof. --J. C. Harris. [1913 Webster]