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hither and thither

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  • adverb rare, literally To here and to there.
  • adverb figuratively In a disorderly manner.

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  • adverb from one place or situation to another

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  • Mimes, in the form of God on high,

    Mutter and mumble low,

    And hither and thither fly;

    Mere puppets they, who come and go

    At bidding of vast formless things

    That shift the scenery to and fro,

    Flapping from out their condor wings

    Invisible Woe.

    - Edgar A. Poe, 'The Conqueror Worm'.

    October 26, 2009