higgledy-piggledy

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Definition: (adjective) In utter disorder.
Synonyms: hugger-mugger, jumbled, topsy-turvy, disorderly.
Usage: My mother ordered me to straighten up my room and get rid of the higgledy-piggledy piles of clothing littering my floor.
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  1. cloak-and-dagger Definition: (adjective) Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods. Synonyms: clandestine, hush-hush, undercover, underground, secret, surreptitious, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger. Usage: Action movies often feature spies involved in cloak-and-dagger operations. Discuss

  2. neaten Definition: (verb) Put (things or places) in order. Synonyms: clean up, square away, tidy, straighten. Usage: My mother insists that I neaten up my room and put my toys away before bed every night. Discuss

  3. beatific Definition: (adjective) Marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint. Synonyms: angelic, saintly. Usage: As I focused on her beatific smile, I found my anxiety lifting, and in its place there was utter calm. Discuss

  4. funereal Definition: (adjective) Suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial. Synonyms: sepulchral. Usage: The bed and chamber were so funereal and gloomy, you might have fancied, not only that Lady Crawley died in the room, but that her ghost inhabited it. Discuss

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