confusingly

adv

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.

1. In a confusing manner.

   “Near-synonyms: bewilderingly, puzzlingly, disorientingly”