confusingly

American  

[kuhn-fyooz-ing-lee] / kənˈfyuz ɪŋ li /

adverb

1. in a way that causes or tends to cause confusion

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Example Sentences

Somewhat confusingly Berkshire didn’t call out the $1.6 billion goodwill write-down related to certain units in its earnings release Saturday.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Collecting in a wide range of styles still continues, including non-Jewish artists along with what a label calls—weirdly and confusingly, given the museum’s Judaic focus—“historically marginalized voices.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

Lee’s decision forbids OpenAI and its “officers, directors and employees from using the mark ‘Cameo,’ or any other mark that includes or is confusingly similar to ‘Cameo,’ ” according to her order.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025

She was unable to work after things went south with her husband, she said, so she took to traveling, leaving her hometown of Enschede, in the Netherlands, which she confusingly spelled “Enskod.”

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025

Sky Harbor International Airport: crowded, confusingly laid out .

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer