† confusiveadj.

Etymology: < Latin confūs- participial stem of confundĕre to confound v. + -ive suffix: Latin type *confūsīvus.

Obsolete.

That tends to confuse; of a confusing or confused character.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [adjective] > confusing or disordering

huddling1566

confusive1611

muddling1806

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > [adjective]

maskinga1387

maskeringc1400

mazingc1449

mazefula1586

perplexing1585

distraughtful1594

confounding1595

confusive1611

perplexful1618

distracting1632

distractive1633

perplexivea1637

obstupefying1660

perplexitivea1665

posing1666

distractious1667

nonplussing1670

umbraging1683

gravelling1686

embarrassing1691

wildering1742

distractful1746

staggering1769

baffling1783

bewildering1792

head-scratching1827

mystifyingc1827

mystificatory1830

riddlesome1843

confusing1846

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xx. 729/1 After their so mortall and confusiue massacres.

1669 Addr. Hopeful Young Gentry 6 Confusive and unaccountable to all other spectators.

1745 T. Warton Five Pastoral Eclogues 23 The sound of dashing floods, and dashing arms, And neighing steeds, confusive struck mine ear.

Derivatives

† conˈfusively adv. Obsolete in a way that confuses; in disorder.

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

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

confusively1599

confoundingly1667

perplexingly1795

embarrassingly1817

distractively1834

bewilderingly1838

distractingly1842

confusingly1863

bafflingly1879

mystifyingly1937

1599 R. Hakluyt tr. E. de Sande in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. ii. 89 These multitudes are not pel-mel and confusiuely dispersed ouer the land.

1629 J. Gaule Practique Theories Christs Predict. 47 Our grosse Sense is confusiuely apprehensiue of that nature and being of our owne.

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

单词	confusive
释义	† confusiveadj. Etymology: < Latin confūs- participial stem of confundĕre to confound v. + -ive suffix: Latin type confūsīvus. Obsolete. That tends to confuse; of a confusing or confused character. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [adjective] > confusing or disordering huddling1566 confusive1611 muddling1806 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > [adjective] maskinga1387 maskeringc1400 mazingc1449 mazefula1586 perplexing1585 distraughtful1594 confounding1595 confusive1611 perplexful1618 distracting1632 distractive1633 perplexivea1637 obstupefying1660 perplexitivea1665 posing1666 distractious1667 nonplussing1670 umbraging1683 gravelling1686 embarrassing1691 wildering1742 distractful1746 staggering1769 baffling1783 bewildering1792 head-scratching1827 mystifyingc1827 mystificatory1830 riddlesome1843 confusing1846 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit.* ix. xx. 729/1 After their so mortall and confusiue massacres. 1669 Addr. Hopeful Young Gentry 6 Confusive and unaccountable to all other spectators. 1745 T. Warton Five Pastoral Eclogues 23 The sound of dashing floods, and dashing arms, And neighing steeds, confusive struck mine ear. Derivatives † conˈfusively adv. Obsolete in a way that confuses; in disorder. 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 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > [adverb] confusively1599 confoundingly1667 perplexingly1795 embarrassingly1817 distractively1834 bewilderingly1838 distractingly1842 confusingly1863 bafflingly1879 mystifyingly1937 1599 R. Hakluyt tr. E. de Sande in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. ii. 89 These multitudes are not pel-mel and confusiuely dispersed ouer the land. 1629 J. Gaule Practique Theories Christs Predict. 47 Our grosse Sense is confusiuely apprehensiue of that nature and being of our owne. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1599
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