confusedness

Example Sentences

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These notes for the "Art Journal" were so written; and I like them myself, of course; but ask the reader's pardon for their confusedness.

From The Queen of the Air Being a Study of the Greek Myths of Cloud and Storm by Ruskin, John

Presently recovering, as if from some vague confusedness of mind, she said, "What you believe, can be no consequence—truth is truth, for all that."

From The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney by Warren, Samuel

The fact is that the very confusedness, the many undeveloped sides, of Euphues, make it much more of an ancestor of the modern novel than if it were more of a piece.

From The English Novel by Saintsbury, George

"That is the knight's affair, not ours," he replied, refreshed by her angry confusedness, and, like the weather, in his coldness threw only fine, sharp snow, no hail.

From Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) by Richter, Jean Paul Friedrich

Confusedness in words can proceed from nothing but confusedness in the thoughts which give rise to them.—Cobbett.

From The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. by Osmun, Thomas Embly