Pell Mell

Pronunciation: /pɛl mɛl/

Definitions of pell mell

adverb in a confused, hurried, or disorderly manner

Example Sentences

A1 The children ran pell mell through the park, laughing and playing.

A2 The market was bustling with shoppers moving pell mell through the stalls.

B1 The students rushed pell mell into the classroom, eager to start the lesson.

B2 The protesters charged pell mell towards the government building, demanding change.

C1 The soldiers advanced pell mell across the battlefield, determined to win the war.

C2 The dancers moved pell mell across the stage, executing flawless choreography.

Examples of pell mell in a Sentence

formal The crowd rushed pell mell towards the exit after the performance ended.

informal We all ran pell mell to catch the bus before it left.

slang The kids were playing tag and running around pell mell in the park.

figurative The project was completed in a pell mell fashion, with little regard for organization or planning.

Grammatical Forms of pell mell

• past tense: pell melled
• plural: pell mells
• comparative: more pell mell
• superlative: most pell mell
• present tense: pell mells
• future tense: will pell mell
• perfect tense: have pell melled
• continuous tense: is pell melling
• singular: pell mell
• positive degree: pell mell
• infinitive: to pell mell
• gerund: pell melling
• participle: pell melling

Origin and Evolution of pell mell

First Known Use: 1592 year

Language of Origin: French

Story behind the word: The term 'pell mell' originated from the French phrase 'pele-mele', which means in a confused or jumbled manner.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe a disorderly, chaotic situation, the term 'pell mell' evolved to also mean hurriedly or in a hasty manner. It is now commonly used to describe a situation where things are done quickly and without order.