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May 24, 2012
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ar•sy-var•sy



Pronunciation: (är'sē-vär'sē), [key] Informal.

—adj.
wrong end foremost; completely backward: an arsy-varsy way of doing things.

—adv.
in a backward or thoroughly mixed-up fashion: The papers are all filed arsy-varsy. Also,ar•sy•ver•syPronunciation: (är'sē-vûr'sē). [key]

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