discombobulatingly

adverb

So as to discombobulate; perplexingly.

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Meanings

adverbdiscombobulatingly (comparative more discombobulatingly, superlative most discombobulatingly)

comparative more discombobulatingly · superlative most discombobulatingly

  1. So as to discombobulate; perplexingly.

    The visitor fresh off a discombobulatingly long flight and a two-hour, traffic-choked journey from Narita Airport is ushered into a quiet, softly lighted cocoon where every contingency seems to have been anticipated.

    2008 January 10, Tom Vanderbilt, “You Can Go Home Again, but Why?”, in New York Times

Origin

From discombobulating + -ly.

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APA

discombobulatingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discombobulatingly

MLA

“discombobulatingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discombobulatingly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “discombobulatingly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discombobulatingly.

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