hel·ter-skel·ter /ˌhɛltɚ/
慌張,狼狽(ad.)慌張,狼狽
Hel·ter-skel·ter adv. In hurry and confusion; without definite purpose; irregularly. [Colloq.]
Helter-skelter have I rode to thee. --Shak.
A wistaria vine running helter-skelter across the roof. --J. C. Harris.
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helter-skelter
adj 1: lacking a visible order or organization [syn: chaotic]
2: with undue hurry and confusion; "a helter-skelter kind of
existence with never a pause"; "a pell-mell dash for the
train" [syn: pell-mell]
adv : haphazardly; "the books were piled up helter-skelter" [syn:
every which way]