confusionary
confusionary adjective: confused, disordered, in a state of confusion; confusing, leading to a state of confusion.
Adjective
confusionary (comparative more confusionary, superlative most confusionary)
- Confused, disordered, in a state of confusion; confusing, leading to a state of confusion.
- But ſince for the ſake of being fanatically employed in keeping the ſhadows of controverſy in a progreſſive ſtate, and of attempting to ſneer mankind out of the only plain and practical method of interpretation, this writer is frequently obſerving in a confuſionary kind of argumentation, that the...1779, The Church of England vindicated: or, a defence of the Visible Church of Christ, Exeter: Barnabas Thorn, page 62
- Dr. C.―What sort of a meeting was it?
D. D.―It was such an uproarous confusionary meeting, you never se’ed the like on’t.
Dr. C.―Who caused the confusion?
D. D.―It was caused by that ’ere man speechifying about blapenemy, I thinks they call it.
Dr. C.―Speaking blasphemy, I suppose, you mean.1849, William M’Ghie, “Priestcraft in Danger—A Drama”, in The Latter-Day Saints’ Millenial Star, volume 11, number 10, page 159
Examples of confusionary in a sentence
- F. is Le Socialiste, a weekly newspaper which attacks, at times quite vehemently, the Reformatory Socialists, whom it calls "Confusionary Socialists."[1905, A. and H. Hamon, “The Political Situation in France”, in American Journal of Sociology, volume 11, page 125:
- Valeria went to a bank, where, after much confusionary explanation, and a quarter of an hour's waiting, she emerged with five thousand francs, and some silver and pence.1910, Annie Vivanti, The Devourers, page 188:
- Such “confusionary riffs,” as they are called, are the topic of a pair of lessons.2010, Eric Schiller, 7 Steps to Better Chess, Las Vegas: Cardoza, page 71:
Forms of confusionary
| comparative | more confusionary |
|---|---|
| superlative | most confusionary |
Origin of confusionary
Compare Italian confusionari (“muddle-headed, disordered”, masculine plural adjective).
Questions about confusionary
- What does confusionary mean?
- Confusionary means confused, disordered, in a state of confusion; confusing, leading to a state of confusion.
- How do you use confusionary in a sentence?
- F. is Le Socialiste, a weekly newspaper which attacks, at times quite vehemently, the Reformatory Socialists, whom it calls "Confusionary Socialists."
- What part of speech is confusionary?
- Confusionary is an adjective.
Words near confusionary in the dictionary
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