topsy-turvy meaning and definition

TOPSY-TURVY adjective

Definition of topsy-turvy (adjective)

1. in utter disorder
   • "a disorderly pile of clothes"
   • synonyms: disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger, jumbled

TOPSY-TURVY adverb

Definition of topsy-turvy (adverb)

1. in a disordered manner
   • "they were piled up higgledy-piggledy"
   • synonyms: higgledy-piggledy
2. in disorderly haste
   • "we ran head over heels toward the shelter"
   • synonyms: head over heels, heels over head, in great confusion, topsy-turvily