"befuddlingly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-befuddlingly.wav Forms: more befuddlingly [comparative], most befuddlingly [superlative]
Etymology: From befuddling + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|befuddling|ly}} befuddling + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} befuddlingly (comparative more befuddlingly, superlative most befuddlingly)
  1. In a way or to an extent that befuddles Synonyms: puzzlingly, confoundingly
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