topsy-turviness

Illinois, after viewing news coverage and the C-Span broadcast of Rev. Wright's presentation at the National Press Club, and with mounting media questions, opponent attacks, and topsy-turviness in the polls, Senator Obama presented his perspective, angst, and emotional vulnerability publicly which completely and without a doubt severed his ties with his former Pastor.

African-American perspective on Reverend Wright 2008

The last items in the topsy-turviness of my son's practical significance were entirely my fault!

The Story of My Life Terry, Ellen, Dame, 1847-1928 1908

[45] In the _Journal des Goncourts_ (V., 214-215) a young Japanese, with characteristic topsy-turviness, comments on the "coarseness" of

Primitive Love and Love-Stories Henry Theophilus Finck 1890

Sentimental topsy-turviness reaches its climax in those cases where women who usually go naked are ashamed to be seen clothed.

Primitive Love and Love-Stories Henry Theophilus Finck 1890

In fact, the whole thing is topsy-turvy, without the slightest touch of that animation and interested curiosity which topsy-turviness sometimes contributes.

A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century George Saintsbury 1889

There was a sudden helpless inclination to laugh over the topsy-turviness of it all.

Eleanor Humphry Ward 1885

The hills are projected on each side of the line made by the torrent, so that it runs along their bases, as it does in fact; but in this case the topsy-turviness of the trees and hills has a very startling effect.

A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 Georges Perrot 1873

Make no mistake: much of this topsy-turviness is down to the Lib Dems 'own confusions on policy and ideology - confusions which have been exposed as the campaign has worn on.

The Coffee House | Politics and News Discussion Forum Peter Hoskin 2010

Make no mistake: much of this topsy-turviness is down to the Lib Dems 'own confusions on policy and ideology - confusions which have been exposed as the campaign has worn on.

The Coffee House | Politics and News Discussion Forum Peter Hoskin 2010

While that choice defuses some of the play's energy, which is derived from the topsy-turviness of grief's derangement, it also means these characters are believable as next-door neighbors -- someone you might know.

Seattlest 2009