- topside-turvy
- \\| ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷|tərvē\ adverb
Etymology: by alteration
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
topside-turvy
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topside turvy — etc.: see topsy turvy adv. ¶ γ, δ … Useful english dictionary
Topsy-turvy — Top sy tur vy, adv. [Earlier topside turvey, topsy tervy; probably for top so turvy; that is, the top as turvy, as it were turvy; where turvy probably means, overturned, fr. {AS}. torfian to throw.] In an inverted posture; with the top or head… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
topsy-turvy — topsy turvily, adv. topsyturviness, n. /top see terr vee/, adv., adj., n., pl. topsy turvies. adv. 1. with the top where the bottom should be; upside down. 2. in or into a reversed condition or order. 3. in or into a state of confusion or… … Universalium
topsy-turvy — top•sy tur•vy [[t]ˈtɒp siˈtɜr vi[/t]] adv. adj. n. pl. vies 1) with the top where the bottom should be; upside down 2) in or into a state of confusion or disorder 3) turned upside down; inverted; reversed 4) confused or disorderly 5) inversion of … From formal English to slang
upside-down — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. reversed, inverted, head over heels, standing on one s head, bottom side up; upended, capsized. See inversion, disorder. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. topsy turvy, tangled, bottom side up, inverted,… … English dictionary for students
