'Topsy-turvy' definitions:
Definition of 'topsy-turvy'
(from WordNet)
adverb
In a disordered manner; "they were piled up higgledy- piggledy" [syn: higgledy-piggledy, topsy-turvy]
adverb
In disorderly haste; "we ran head over heels toward the shelter" [syn: head over heels, heels over head, topsy- turvy, topsy-turvily, in great confusion]
adjective
In utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes" [syn: disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger, jumbled, topsy-turvy]
Definition of 'Topsy-turvy'
From: GCIDE
- Topsy-turvy \Top"sy-tur"vy\, adv. [Earlier topside-turvey, topsy-tervy; probably for top so turvy; that is, the top as turvy, as it were turvy; where turvy probably means, overturned, fr. AS. torfian to throw.] In an inverted posture; with the top or head downward; upside down; as, to turn a carriage topsy-turvy. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'topsy-turvy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- backwards,
- chaotic,
- confused,
- disordered,
- disorderly,
- disorganized,
- every which way,
- head over heels,
- higgledy-piggledy,
- in a muddle,
- inverted,
- jumbled,
- messy,
- mixed-up,
- muddled,
- reversed,
- untidy,
- upside down,
- vice versa