Confusedly

Examples

• The ground was confusedly marked in this way just before the boat-house. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• I said confusedly that that was long ago, and that I knew no better then, and the like. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• The poor soul confusedly asked the counter-question where she was? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• She felt confusedly unhappy, and the image of Will which had been so clear to her before was mysteriously spoiled. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• She murmured a few words, but they were spoken so confusedly, and in such a low tone, that I could not even guess at what they meant. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• He returned no reply, but it was evident that he heard what was said, and that he thought about it, however confusedly. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Confusedly in response to that demand, bold men, wise men, shrewd and cunning men were arising to become magicians, priests, chiefs, and kings. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• I was prepared for her answering me confusedly or angrily, but the blank terror that seized her when I said the words took me completely by surprise. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• He spoke so fast, and crowded his questions together so strangely and confusedly, that I could hardly follow him. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• He spoke so confusedly. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Although I looked about me confusedly and hurriedly as we crossed the street, I thought I knew the place. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Thus a few ghostly moments supervened, when they were all confusedly staring without knowing why. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Bella looked at him confusedly, and looked again at Mrs Boffin's radiant face. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• No, she said, looking away from the drawing rather confusedly, it is not my doing. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• I would rather sit quiet--I must go in a moment, she added confusedly. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• I hope not, I answered confusedly. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• The debts I speak of are--different--not like tradesmen's bills, she began confusedly; but Mrs. Peniston's look made her almost afraid to continue. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• My engagements at present, replied Willoughby, confusedly, are of such a naturethatI dare not flatter myself He stopt. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• Sir Percival confusedly attempted to excuse himself, but the Count was too magnanimous to listen to him. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Throughout the early hours the battle raged confusedly. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• She falters, trembles, and puts her hand confusedly to her head. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.

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