confusedly
adverb
uk/kənˈfjuː.zɪd.li/us/kənˈfjuː.zɪd.li/in way thatshowsthat you are notthinkingclearlyor you do notunderstandsomething:
Myfatherconfusedlystirredateaspoonofsaltinto hiscoffee.
Hestaredconfusedly at me for severalseconds.
in a way that isdifficulttounderstand:
Thestorymovesconfusedly between the past and thepresent.
Aseriesofstrangeimagesflashedconfusedly before myeyes.
- Sheopenedhereyesandpeeredabout confusedly.
- "What onearthwas thatcreature?" mymotheraskedconfusedly.
Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
- addled
- all of a doodahidiom
- all over the placeidiom
- alphabet soup
- at seaidiom
- disordered
- disorganization
- disorganized
- disorientating
- disorientation
- muzzily
- muzziness
- mysterious
- mysteriously
- mystification
- unaccountably
- unexplained
- wise
- woolliness
- woolly
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