/ Dictionary / Index A arsy-varsy: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ar•sy-var•sy Pronunciation: (är'sē-vär'sē), [key] — Informal. 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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. ars poetica art Related Content Daily Word Quiz: penchant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language