confusingly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English confusing

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English confusingly

From confusing + -ly.

Adverb

confusingly (comparative more confusingly, superlative most confusingly)

1. In a confusing manner.

   Near-synonyms: bewilderingly, puzzlingly, disorientingly

Related terms

• confusedly
• confusion

Translations

in a confusing manner

• Polish: zagmatwanie (pl)
• Portuguese: confusamente (pt)