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confusedlie

confusedlie is the obsolete spelling of confusedly.

Meaning of confusedly

Adverb

confusedly (comparative more confusedly, superlative most confusedly)

  1. In a confused manner.
    • He wanted Pikes to ſet before his Archers: / Inſtead whereof, ſharpe Stakes pluckt out of Hedges / They pitched in the ground confuſedly, / To keepe the Horſemen off, from breaking in.1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Forms of confusedlie

comparativemore confusedlie
superlativemost confusedlie

Questions about confusedlie

What is confusedlie the obsolete spelling of?
Confusedlie is the obsolete spelling of confusedly.

Words near confusedlie in the dictionary

  1. confused
  2. confused deputies
  3. confused deputy
  4. confused flour beetle
  5. confused flour beetles
  6. confusedlie
  7. confusedly
  8. confusedness
  9. confusednesses
  10. confusely
  11. confusement

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