Confusedly

//kənˈfjuːzɪdli// adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a confused manner.

    "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."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a confused manner wordnet

Synonyms

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aimlesslybewilderedlychaoticallyconfuselyin suspensemingledly

Example

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"It was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring."

Etymology

From confused + -ly.

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