Confusedly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kənˈfjuːzɪdli/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Confusedly is an adverb meaning In a confused manner.
Meaning
In a confused manner.
Example Sentences
She heard confusedly the busy, indifferent voices around her, and wished her mind could flow into that easy, babbling current.
He wanted Pikes to ſet before his Archers: / Inſtead whereof, ſharpe Stakes pluckt out of Hedges / They pitched in the ground confuſedly, / To keepe the Horſemen off, from breaking in.
The womb of Nature, and perhaps her Grave, / Of neither Sea, nor Shore, nor Air, nor Fire, / But all theſe in their pregnant cauſes mixt / Confus’dly, and which thus muſt ever fight, [...]
A Svveet diſorder in the dreſſe / Kindles in cloathes a vvantonneſſe: / […] / A Cuffe neglectfull, and thereby / Ribbands to flovv confuſedly: / […] / Do more bevvitch me, than vvhen Art / Is too preciſe in every part.
Word Forms
- confusedlie
Synonyms for confusedly
Depending on context, synonyms include bewilderedly, mingledly, puzzledly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include confusingly, unconfusedly, puzzledly, confoundedly, mingledly, perplexedly.
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