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confoundedly

[kahn-faun-did-lee, kuhn-]

adverb

  1. in a way or to a degree that is frustrating or maddening; damnably (used as a mild expletive).

  2. in a thoroughly confused way.



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Mr. Hollande has proved confoundedly boring, they say, especially for news outlets that sometimes cover the government as if nothing else matters, relying on Paris politics to drive the news.

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"But it hurts so confoundedly," argued Sammy; "if it didn't, I shouldn't mind getting killed a bit!"

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And then she was so confoundedly good-looking in her tantrums!

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"This chap Fell is sharp, confoundedly sharp!" went on Gramont, while the chauffeur listened with frowning intentness.

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At the club he would play euchre instead of whist; and if there was any other even more confoundedly modern and vulgar game, he would play that.

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