confusedlyadv.

/kənˈfjuːzɪdli/

/kənˈfjuːzdli/

Etymology: < confused adj. + -ly suffix².

In a confused manner.

1. With confusion of mind or feelings; in a disconcerted manner; with discomfiture, perplexity, or bewilderment.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [adverb]

confusedly1502

amazedly1561

out1585

perplexedly1587

distractedly1608

muddily1648

confoundedly1672

turbidly1728

puzzledly1870

unclearly1875

muddledly1914

distraughtly1926

wuzzily1964

1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) ii. v. sig. i.v v Without the whiche man shalbe confusedly put out & departed from the company of all those y^t be chosen.

1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 89 Yet remain'd shee..confusedly disquieted.

1857 W. Collins Dead Secret I. iii. v. 228 Rosamond, looking confusedly and self-distrustfully from Mr. Orridge to her husband.

a. In confusion, in disorder; in a disorderly mass, crowd, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [adverb]

pelly mellya1500

ribble-rabble?a1525

confusely1540

huddlea1555

confusedly1566

pell-mell1579

tag-rag1582

helter-skelter1593

promiscuously1593

pell-mell1596

confusively1599

mel-pella1600

promiscually1602

squimble-squamble1611

promiscuous1616

clutteringly1624

promiscously1635

perplexly1670

skimble-skamble1775

skimper-scamper1778

hodge-podge1848

hugger-mugger1880

rumble-jumble1887

muddledly1914

1566 J. Partridge Worthie Hystorie Plasidas 39 At length he came where bucks great store did stand confusedly.

1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (lxvi. 7) Although many thinges bee mingled confusedly in the woorld.

1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis v. xviii. 395 As is vsuall in great and sudden chances, they all talked confusedly; all without order, all together.

1714 Angestein in Philos. Trans. 1713 (Royal Soc.) 28 224 Composed of many ruinous angular Columns lying confusedly.

1875 C. Lyell & L. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 12) I. i. iii. 56 A mass composed of corals, shells..confusedly blended with earth, sand and gravel.

†b. Without order or rule, irregularly, promiscuously, here and there, now and then. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > absence of arrangement > [adverb]

unorderly1488

confusedly1553

disorderlya1577

higgledy-piggledy1598

higly-pigly1664

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > [adverb]

confusedly1553

irregularly1595

oddly1597

rudely1656

eccentrically1678

1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique 47 The use hereof appereth full ofte in al partes of our life, and confusedly is used emong al other matters.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) i. i. 118 Sharpe Stakes pluckt out of Hedges They pitched in the ground confusedly, To keepe the Horsemen off.

1620 T. Venner Via Recta vii. 163 [Some] doe confusedly vse..beside the iuyce of Tansie, the iuyce of other hearbes.

1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes ii. §25. 168 Others.. confusedly feeding on certaine venomous herbes.

†3. In a blended manner, with fusion of component parts. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [adverb]

confusedly1530

mingledly1574

intermingledly1601

mixedly1656

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 141 They use to compounde these prepositions and les confusedly togyder, and tourne a les into avx, de les into des.

4. With confusion of perception, thought, or expression, and consequent obscurity or indistinctness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [adverb]

deeplyc888

highOE

darkOE

dimly?c1225

darklyc1350

mistilya1382

murklya1400

subtlya1500

obscurelya1527

confuselya1530

diffuselyc1530

confusedly?1531

diffusedly1567

difficultly1568

indistinctly1580

enigmatically1590

perplexedly1603

subtilely1605

abstrusely1611

cloudily1651

oracularly1654

perplexly1670

reclusely1673

irrecognizably1841

Pickwickianly1866

delphically1927

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > indiscriminateness > [adverb]

indifferentlyc1374

indistinctlyc1420

confusedly?1531

undistinctly1548

confusely?c1550

without respect?c1550

without choice1576

intermixedlya1586

unrespectively1586

pell-mell1587

promiscuously1593

mixedly1597

indiscriminate1598

promiscually1602

swoopstake1603

promiscuous1616

irrespectively1624

muddily1648

indiscriminately1652

humdrum1660

indiscriminally1665

undistinguishingly1665

indeterminatelya1676

indiscriminatively1684

indistinguishably1689

indiscretely1698

indistinctively1699

undiscerningly1707

uncritically1763

indiscriminatingly1824

undiscriminatingly1894

unfastidiously1929

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adverb] > confusedly

confusedly?1531

raggedly1552

?1531 J. Frith Disput. Purgatorye ii. sig. f8^v Mastre More taketh this worde deeth so confusedlye, that no man can tell what he meaneth.

1609 Bible (Douay) I. Gen. xi. (Annot.) He that speaketh so confusedly..is said to bable.

1670 I. Barrow Let. in S. P. Rigaud & S. J. Rigaud Corr. Sci. Men 17th Cent. (1841) (modernized text) II. 75 Written so ill, and so confusedly, that I fear you will hardly be able to make any thing of them.

1720 J. Clarke Ess. Educ. Youth 120 They..contract a Habit of..talking loosely and confusedly.

1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. II. xvii. 319 The short-sighted see distant objects confusedly.

1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt II. xxix. 212 Which expressed, rather confusedly, the mingled character of the dislike he excited.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	confusedly
释义	confusedlyadv. /kənˈfjuːzɪdli//kənˈfjuːzdli/ Etymology: < confused adj. + -ly suffix². In a confused manner. 1. With confusion of mind or feelings; in a disconcerted manner; with discomfiture, perplexity, or bewilderment. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [adverb] confusedly1502 amazedly1561 out1585 perplexedly1587 distractedly1608 muddily1648 confoundedly1672 turbidly1728 puzzledly1870 unclearly1875 muddledly1914 distraughtly1926 wuzzily1964 1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) ii. v. sig. i.v v Without the whiche man shalbe confusedly put out & departed from the company of all those y^t be chosen. 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 89 Yet remain'd shee..confusedly disquieted. 1857 W. Collins Dead Secret I. iii. v. 228 Rosamond, looking confusedly and self-distrustfully from Mr. Orridge to her husband. 2. a. In confusion, in disorder; in a disorderly mass, crowd, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [adverb] pelly mellya1500 ribble-rabble?a1525 confusely1540 huddlea1555 confusedly1566 pell-mell1579 tag-rag1582 helter-skelter1593 promiscuously1593 pell-mell1596 confusively1599 mel-pella1600 promiscually1602 squimble-squamble1611 promiscuous1616 clutteringly1624 promiscously1635 perplexly1670 skimble-skamble1775 skimper-scamper1778 hodge-podge1848 hugger-mugger1880 rumble-jumble1887 muddledly1914 1566 J. Partridge Worthie Hystorie Plasidas 39 At length he came where bucks great store did stand confusedly. 1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (lxvi. 7) Although many thinges bee mingled confusedly in the woorld. 1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis v. xviii. 395 As is vsuall in great and sudden chances, they all talked confusedly; all without order, all together. 1714 Angestein in Philos. Trans. 1713 (Royal Soc.) 28 224 Composed of many ruinous angular Columns lying confusedly. 1875 C. Lyell & L. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 12) I. i. iii. 56 A mass composed of corals, shells..confusedly blended with earth, sand and gravel. †b. Without order or rule, irregularly, promiscuously, here and there, now and then. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > absence of arrangement > [adverb] unorderly1488 confusedly1553 disorderlya1577 higgledy-piggledy1598 higly-pigly1664 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > [adverb] confusedly1553 irregularly1595 oddly1597 rudely1656 eccentrically1678 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique 47 The use hereof appereth full ofte in al partes of our life, and confusedly is used emong al other matters. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) i. i. 118 Sharpe Stakes pluckt out of Hedges They pitched in the ground confusedly, To keepe the Horsemen off. View more context for this quotation 1620 T. Venner Via Recta vii. 163 [Some] doe confusedly vse..beside the iuyce of Tansie, the iuyce of other hearbes. 1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes ii. §25. 168 Others.. confusedly feeding on certaine venomous herbes. †3. In a blended manner, with fusion of component parts. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [adverb] confusedly1530 mingledly1574 intermingledly1601 mixedly1656 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 141 They use to compounde these prepositions and les confusedly togyder, and tourne a les into avx, de les into des. 4. With confusion of perception, thought, or expression, and consequent obscurity or indistinctness. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [adverb] deeplyc888 highOE darkOE dimly?c1225 darklyc1350 mistilya1382 murklya1400 subtlya1500 obscurelya1527 confuselya1530 diffuselyc1530 confusedly?1531 diffusedly1567 difficultly1568 indistinctly1580 enigmatically1590 perplexedly1603 subtilely1605 abstrusely1611 cloudily1651 oracularly1654 perplexly1670 reclusely1673 irrecognizably1841 Pickwickianly1866 delphically1927 the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > indiscriminateness > [adverb] indifferentlyc1374 indistinctlyc1420 confusedly?1531 undistinctly1548 confusely?c1550 without respect?c1550 without choice1576 intermixedlya1586 unrespectively1586 pell-mell1587 promiscuously1593 mixedly1597 indiscriminate1598 promiscually1602 swoopstake1603 promiscuous1616 irrespectively1624 muddily1648 indiscriminately1652 humdrum1660 indiscriminally1665 undistinguishingly1665 indeterminatelya1676 indiscriminatively1684 indistinguishably1689 indiscretely1698 indistinctively1699 undiscerningly1707 uncritically1763 indiscriminatingly1824 undiscriminatingly1894 unfastidiously1929 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adverb] > confusedly confusedly?1531 raggedly1552 ?1531 J. Frith Disput. Purgatorye ii. sig. f8^v Mastre More taketh this worde deeth so confusedlye, that no man can tell what he meaneth. 1609 Bible (Douay) I. Gen. xi. (Annot.) He that speaketh so confusedly..is said to bable. 1670 I. Barrow Let. in S. P. Rigaud & S. J. Rigaud Corr. Sci. Men 17th Cent. (1841) (modernized text) II. 75 Written so ill, and so confusedly, that I fear you will hardly be able to make any thing of them. 1720 J. Clarke Ess. Educ. Youth 120 They..contract a Habit of..talking loosely and confusedly. 1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. II. xvii. 319 The short-sighted see distant objects confusedly. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt II. xxix. 212 Which expressed, rather confusedly, the mingled character of the dislike he excited. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adv.1502
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