Hĕl'ter-skĕl'ter, adv.

adverb

adv. [An onomatopoetic word. Cf. Ger. holter-polter, holter die polter, L. Ger. holter de bulter, D. holder de bolder.] In hurry and confusion. [Colloq.]

Helter-skelter have I rode to thee. Shak.