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confusedly

confusedly

1 4.0
In a way that shows you are not sure or do not understand
  • adverb
  • /kənˈfjuzədli/
translation icon : confusamente
  • As usual, you express clearly what I confusedly try to realize.
  • looked confusedly
  • thought confusedly

Examples

  • The ants set about killing the disoriented termites when we hear another rumble coming from the outside. The ants look up confusedly.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • After thirty minutes of following the spoor, he found a spot where the tracks were all mixed together confusedly.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • And then I confusedly tried to figure out how.

    Blog text (26)
  • Is there some other story that you think I'm confusedly bringing in here?

    Blog text (11)
  • So yeah, I think, check, we're still confusedly grasping at authenticity.

  • Bela peers at Ed, then glances confusedly over his shoulder at the salesman.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • He stands, looks confusedly around, and sees a N.J. Turnpike sign.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • She hands me the bloated grocery bag, and I blush confusedly.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Leaves and branches smack against the frame as the unseen dreamer rushes confusedly through the dense forest.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • "What did you just say?" she asked confusedly, her brow furrowing in confusion.

Synonyms

dazedly
vsconfusedly
1 7.1

As if confused and not fully aware

means general disorder or unclear arrangement rather than a stunned state
bewilderedly
vsconfusedly
7.1

In a confused way when you do not understand something

is about general disorder and lack of clear order rather than mere puzzlement
perplexedly
vsconfusedly
7.4

In a confused way, not sure what is happening

is focused on disorder or lack of structure rather than a puzzled state
puzzledly
vsconfusedly
7.8

In a confused way when someone does not understand

implies disorder or unclear arrangement rather than only not understanding
muzzily
vsconfusedly
9.6

In a confused and foggy way that makes it hard to think

describes disorder or lack of order rather than foggy thought
in great confusion
vsconfusedly
5.2

With much hurry and disorder

refers to general lack of clarity or order without frantic emphasis

Antonyms

1.0

In a way that leaves no doubt

How Clearly

clearly
1.0
vaguely
115 3.9
unclearly
1 4.4
confusedly
1 4.0
incoherently
5 6.7

Surface Forms

confusedly positive
confusedlier comparative
confusedliest superlative

Morphology

confusedly = confused (transparent) = confuse + edly

The adverb is transparently formed from the adjective 'confused' with the addition of the suffix '-ly'.

Etymology

Confusedly comes from Latin parts con- ('together') and fundere ('to pour'). Think of ideas or things being 'poured together' and mixed so you cannot tell them apart, which is why confusedly means doing something in an unclear or mixed-up way.