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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 hel·ter-skel·ter /ˌhɛltɚ/
 慌張,狼狽(ad.)慌張,狼狽

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 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]