confoundingly

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adverb

In a confounding way; confusingly; bewilderingly; perplexingly.

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Meanings

adverbconfoundingly (comparative more confoundingly, superlative most confoundingly)

comparative more confoundingly · superlative most confoundingly

  1. In a confounding way; confusingly; bewilderingly; perplexingly.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
befuddlingly

Origin

From confounding + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

confoundingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confoundingly

MLA

“confoundingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confoundingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “confoundingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confoundingly.

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