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“pell-mell” in Latin
prōmiscuusnot separate or distinct, mixed; mutual, shared; indiscriminate, promiscuous; epicenecōnfūsusmixed, mingled, having been poured together; united, joined, having been combined; confounded, confused, having been bropermisceōto mix or mingle together thoroughly, commingle, intermingle, combine; to mix together, unite, join, combine; to throw ilīōto smooth; to plaster overcōnfundōto pour, mingle, stir up; to diffuse, suffuse, spread over; to unite, mix together, join, combine, minglecommisceōto mix or mingle together, intermingle, combine; to unite, bring together, join, mingle; to produce by mingling
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
pell-mell
promiscue (without distinction): confuse, permixte (without distinction or order). That is or lies pell-mell, promiscuus; confusus; permixtus. The Latin also expresses this idea by compounds with per, etc.; e.g., permiscere; commiscere; miscere omnia ac turbare; confundere; turbare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for pell-mell?
- The usual Latin words for “pell-mell” are prōmiscuus, cōnfūsus, permisceō; also līō, cōnfundō, commisceō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.