keɪˈɒtɪk keɪˈɑtɪk ˌhɛltɚˈskɛltɚ ˌhɛltəˈskɛltə ˌhɛltɚˈskɛltɚ ˌhɛltəˈskɛltə ˈpɛlˈmɛl haphazardly the books were piled up helter-skelter with undue hurry and confusion a helter-skelter kind of existence with never a pause a pell-mell dash for the train lacking a visible order or organization