muddle-headedlyadv.
/ˌmʌdlˈhɛdᵻdli/, U.S. /ˌmədəlˈhɛdədli/ In a muddle-headed manner; confusedly.
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the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > confusion, muddle-headedness > [adverb]
muddily1648
muddle-headedly1909
woozilya1911
1909 G. B. Shaw Pen Portraits (1931) 232 Furtively, hypocritically, and muddle-headedly.
1968 Trans-Action 5 viii. 75 The..letters..are simply too muddle-headedly authoritative to let pass.
1973 Esquire May 6 Shortsighted obstructionists, muddleheadedly gumming up the wheels of progress.
2000 Guardian (Electronic ed.) 28 Sept. There is a danger in over-expressing the sexuality of sport, in muddle-headedly admiring the second-rate because it is simply more alluring.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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