definition of
pell-mell

[1] #1 pell-mell s. [helter-skelter] with undue hurry and confusion; "a helter-skelter kind of existence with never a pause"; "a pell-mell dash for the train". wn

[2] #2 pell-mell r. [harum-scarum] in a wild or reckless manner; "dashing harum-scarum all over the place"; "running pell-mell up the stairs". wn