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confusingly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N F Y UW1 Z IH0 NG L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a confusing manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: bewilderingly, puzzlingly, disorientingly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bewilderingly, puzzlingly, disorientingly

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a bewildering and confusing manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • her situation was bewilderingly unclear

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bewilderingly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English confusing Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English confusingly From confusing + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: zagmatwanie — in a confusing manner
  • Portuguese: confusamente — in a confusing manner