muzzilyadv.

Brit.

/ˈmʌzᵻli/, U.S.

/ˈməzəli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: muzzy adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < muzzy adj. + -ly suffix².

In a muzzy manner; in bewilderment or confusion; vaguely, indistinctly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > [adverb] > in a confused manner

perturbedly1654

disconcertedly1823

hazily1830

muddlingly1830

flurriedly1834

bewilderedly1846

bemusedly1896

muzzily1903

1903 Sat. Rev. 5 Dec. 700/2 They maunder muzzily on, these wastrels.

1930 Sun (Baltimore) 25 Apr. 14/2 ‘The twenties’ may be accepted as one of the critical and outstanding periods in the making of the American culture and the American mind—those muzzily vague, real things.

1945 ‘Tackline’ Holiday Sailor iv. 47 A shake. Another shake. I peer muzzily down at Gordon's upturned face. ‘Quarter to four, Smiler, if you want any tea.’

1968 Listener 19 Sept. 379/2 In slow motion she loped muzzily through sylvan glades.

1985 T. Jones Skin Deep xiii. 99 I lifted my head and peered at him muzzily.

1994 N. Holder Dead in Water ix. 128 Muzzily, she gripped the side of the lifeboat and tried to make sense of the image.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	muzzily
释义	muzzilyadv. Brit. /ˈmʌzᵻli/, U.S. /ˈməzəli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: muzzy adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < muzzy adj. + -ly suffix². In a muzzy manner; in bewilderment or confusion; vaguely, indistinctly. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > [adverb] > in a confused manner perturbedly1654 disconcertedly1823 hazily1830 muddlingly1830 flurriedly1834 bewilderedly1846 bemusedly1896 muzzily1903 1903 Sat. Rev. 5 Dec. 700/2 They maunder muzzily on, these wastrels. 1930 Sun (Baltimore) 25 Apr. 14/2 ‘The twenties’ may be accepted as one of the critical and outstanding periods in the making of the American culture and the American mind—those muzzily vague, real things. 1945 ‘Tackline’ Holiday Sailor iv. 47 A shake. Another shake. I peer muzzily down at Gordon's upturned face. ‘Quarter to four, Smiler, if you want any tea.’ 1968 Listener 19 Sept. 379/2 In slow motion she loped muzzily through sylvan glades. 1985 T. Jones Skin Deep xiii. 99 I lifted my head and peered at him muzzily. 1994 N. Holder Dead in Water ix. 128 Muzzily, she gripped the side of the lifeboat and tried to make sense of the image. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1903
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