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confusely

confusely adverb: synonym of confusedly.

Adverb

confusely (comparative more confusely, superlative most confusely)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of confusedly.
    • That they pꝛonunce not rudely / haſtely / confuſely oꝛ coꝛruptely. but with cleyne / dyſtyncte / and playne tongue.1520, Robertus Whitintonus, Vulgaria Roberti Whitintoni Lichfeldiensis / et de Institutione Grãmaticulorũ Opusculum: […], London: Wynkyn de Worde, →OCLC, signature I.ij., recto
    • But as foꝛ vowelles in frenche woꝛdes by them ſelfe / there is none wꝛitten / but they be ſounded eyther diſtinctly oꝛ ſhoꝛtly and confuſely (ſaue ſomtyme v) as ſhall here after appere.1530 July 28 (Gregorian calendar), Iohan Palsgraue [i.e., John Palsgrave], “Wherin the True Sowndynge of the Frenche Tonge Resteth”, in Lesclarcissement de la langue francoyse⸝ […], [London]: […]...
    Synonyms:
    confusedly

Synonyms of confusely

Forms of confusely

comparativemore confusely
superlativemost confusely

Origin of confusely

From confuse (adjective) + -ly; compare French confusément.

Questions about confusely

What does confusely mean?
Confusely means synonym of confusedly.
What part of speech is confusely?
Confusely is an adverb.

Words near confusely in the dictionary

  1. confused flour beetles
  2. confusedlie
  3. confusedly
  4. confusedness
  5. confusednesses
  6. confusely
  7. confusement
  8. confuser
  9. confusers
  10. confusery
  11. confuses

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