† confuselyadv.

Etymology: < confuse adj. + -ly suffix²: compare French confusément.

Obsolete.

In a ‘confuse’ manner.

1. Confusedly, indistinctly, obscurely.

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

a1530 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfeccyon (1531) iii. f. Clxxxv In this lyfe we se & knowe god but confusely or derkly, as it were by a glasse.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 2 They be sounded either distinctly or..confusely.

1692 R. South 12 Serm. I. 407 The Retreiving of a thing, at present forgot, or but confusely remembred.

1737 D. Waterland Rev. Doctr. Eucharist 53 He taught more confusely, what others after Him improved, and cleared.

2. In an intermixed way, without distinction of elements, promiscuously. Cf. confusedly adv. 2b.

ΘΚΠ

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

?c1550 tr. P. Vergil Eng. Hist. (1846) I. 4 The entercourse..which they [common people] have with the nobilitie, confuselie dwellinge emonge them.

1558 W. Ward tr. G. Ruscelli Secretes Alexis of Piemount (1568) 46 b Take freshe floures of Rosemary two pound, Amber a scruple..all confusely together.

1578 T. Cooper Thesaurus (new ed.) Introd. This diversity..I have not onely noted togyther confusely in the first exposition of the worde, but afterwarde dystinctlye each by itself.

3. Confusedly, in a disorderly manner.

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

1540 R. Jonas tr. E. Roesslin Byrth of Mankynde i. f. liiii^v [To] bynde euerye parte ryght..and not crokedlye and confusely.

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iii. lviii. 398 Doder..confusely winding it selfe about hedges and bushes.

1598 R. Grenewey tr. Tacitus Annales i. viii. 15 [Germanicus] perceiuing them confusely shuffled togither.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	confusely
释义	† confuselyadv. Etymology: < confuse adj. + -ly suffix²: compare French confusément. Obsolete. In a ‘confuse’ manner. 1. Confusedly, indistinctly, obscurely. 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 a1530 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfeccyon (1531) iii. f. Clxxxv In this lyfe we se & knowe god but confusely or derkly, as it were by a glasse. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 2 They be sounded either distinctly or..confusely. 1692 R. South 12 Serm. I. 407 The Retreiving of a thing, at present forgot, or but confusely remembred. 1737 D. Waterland Rev. Doctr. Eucharist 53 He taught more confusely, what others after Him improved, and cleared. 2. In an intermixed way, without distinction of elements, promiscuously. Cf. confusedly adv. 2b. ΘΚΠ 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 ?c1550 tr. P. Vergil Eng. Hist. (1846) I. 4 The entercourse..which they [common people] have with the nobilitie, confuselie dwellinge emonge them. 1558 W. Ward tr. G. Ruscelli Secretes Alexis of Piemount (1568) 46 b Take freshe floures of Rosemary two pound, Amber a scruple..all confusely together. 1578 T. Cooper Thesaurus (new ed.) Introd. This diversity..I have not onely noted togyther confusely in the first exposition of the worde, but afterwarde dystinctlye each by itself. 3. Confusedly, in a disorderly manner. 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 1540 R. Jonas tr. E. Roesslin Byrth of Mankynde i. f. liiii^v [To] bynde euerye parte ryght..and not crokedlye and confusely. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iii. lviii. 398 Doder..confusely winding it selfe about hedges and bushes. 1598 R. Grenewey tr. Tacitus Annales i. viii. 15 [Germanicus] perceiuing them confusely shuffled togither. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < adv.a1530
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