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 George Saintsbury
Every careful reader has noticed the confusedness of Paul's mind and arguments.
From Pagan and Christian creeds: their origin and meaning by Edward Carpenter
Then, after acknowledgment of the confusedness of the narrative and the fantastic wilfulness of some of the incidents and style, the critic goes on:—
From Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame by Sidney Colvin
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 Thomas Embly Osmun
She smiled at the confusedness of his words, yet her own speech was not entirely devoid of embarrassment.
From Beth Norvell A Romance of the West by Randall Parrish
