confusedly
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con·fused
(kən-fyo͞ozd′)adj.
1. Being unable to think with clarity or act with understanding and intelligence.
2.
a. Lacking logical order or sense: a confused set of rules.
b. Chaotic; jumbled: a confused mass of papers.
con·fus′ed·ly (-fyo͞o′zĭd-lē) adv.
con·fus′ed·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | confusedly - in a confused manner; "Queen Augusta wrote him an hysterical letter in which she confusedly sympathised with him" |
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بصورة مرتبكه
zmateně
forvirret
ruglingslega
şaşkın bir şekilde
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confuse
(kənˈfjuːz) verb1. to put in disorder. He confused the arrangements by arriving late.
2. to mix up in one's mind. I always confuse John and his twin brother.
3. to make puzzled. He completely confused me by his questions.
conˈfused adjective1. mixed up. The message I received was rather confused.
2. mixed up in the mind. in a confused state of mind.
conˈfusedly (-zidli) adverbconˈfusion (-ʒən) noun
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