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confusingly

confusingly adverb: in a confusing manner.

Adverb

confusingly (comparative more confusingly, superlative most confusingly)

  1. In a confusing manner.
    • Near-synonyms: bewilderingly, puzzlingly, disorientingly

Synonyms of confusingly

Forms of confusingly

comparativemore confusingly
superlativemost confusingly

Origin of confusingly

From confusing + -ly.

Questions about confusingly

What does confusingly mean?
Confusingly means in a confusing manner.
What part of speech is confusingly?
Confusingly is an adverb.

Words near confusingly in the dictionary

  1. confusery
  2. confuses
  3. confuseth
  4. confusible
  5. confusing
  6. confusingly
  7. confusingness
  8. confusion
  9. confusional
  10. confusionary
  11. confusionism

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