Middle English Dictionary Entry
confūselī adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | confūselī adv. |
| Etymology | From ppl. confūs, var. of confūsed ppl. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Vaguely; (b) confusingly, incoherently, as in a hubbub.
Associated quotations
a
- (c1443) Pecock Rule (Mrg M 519)486 : Confuseli and generali.
b
- (a1460) Bokenham Sts. (Adv Abbotsford B3)131.433 (v.2:p.351) : Whan they comyn here togedyr to spekyn, I styre hym [read: hem] to spekyn confuhsly, and anon [read: non] to abydyn othrys answere, to ocupyin the tyme with ydyl and veyn wurdys.