Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that best replaces the underlined portion.

As our army attacked, the enemy retreated pell-mell.

  1. hurriedly

  2. in a disorderly manner

  3. in a heap

  4. without the least thought

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

‘Pell–mell’  means in a jumbled, confused mass or manner, without order or method. Therefore, it can be coherently replaced by ‘in a disorderly manner’ in option (2). Hence, (2) is the answer.