- Confoundedly
- Confoundedly Con*found"ed*ly, adv. Extremely; odiously; detestably. [Colloq.] ``Confoundedly sick.'' --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Confoundedly
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confoundedly — confounded ► ADJECTIVE informal, dated ▪ used to express annoyance. DERIVATIVES confoundedly adverb … English terms dictionary
confoundedly — adverb see confounded … New Collegiate Dictionary
confoundedly — See confounded. * * * … Universalium
confoundedly — adverb In a confounded manner; as if thwarted or confused … Wiktionary
confoundedly — adv. in a perplexed manner, in a dumbfounded manner; detestably, damnably … English contemporary dictionary
confoundedly — con·found·ed·ly … English syllables
confoundedly — adverb in a perplexed manner he looked at his professor perplexedly • Syn: ↑perplexedly • Derived from adjective: ↑confounded, ↑perplexed (for: ↑perplexedly) … Useful english dictionary
confounded — confoundedly, adv. confoundedness, n. /kon fown did, keuhn /, adj. 1. bewildered; confused; perplexed. 2. damned (used euphemistically): That is a confounded lie. [1325 75; ME; see CONFOUND, ED2] * * * … Universalium
perplexedly — adverb in a perplexed manner he looked at his professor perplexedly • Syn: ↑confoundedly • Derived from adjective: ↑confounded (for: ↑confoundedly), ↑perplexed … Useful english dictionary
confounded — adjective Date: 14th century 1. confused, perplexed 2. damned • confoundedly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
