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confoundingly
adverb
uk /kənˈfaʊn.dɪŋ.li/ us /kənˈfaʊn.dɪŋ.li/
in a way that confuses and surprises people, so that they are unable to explain or deal with a situation:
The ending of the film is confoundingly vague.
Somewhat confoundingly, he gave up his medical career to become a circus performer.
I found the characters in the play fascinating but confoundingly difficult to understand.
As a songwriter she is famous for her confoundingly cryptic lyrics.
Although they have a seemingly simple shape, snowflakes are actually confoundingly complex.
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