confusedness

Example Sentences

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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

Every careful reader has noticed the confusedness of Paul's mind and arguments.

From Pagan and Christian creeds: their origin and meaning by Carpenter, Edward

An eddying murmur filled my ears, and a strange, dumb confusedness descended on my mind.

From The Time Machine by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

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

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