Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
topsy-turvily is an adverb meaning "in disorderly haste". It carries one recorded sense.
in disorderly haste
“we ran head over heels toward the shelter”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for topsy-turvily come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.