confoundedly

In baffling manner

Confoundedly is an intensifying adverb expressing annoyance or frustration, now old-fashioned: It's confoundedly difficult to get a straight answer from him.

The word derives from confounded, itself a mild oath substituting for damned.

Both words sound dated or deliberately quaint in contemporary speech.

intensity

damnably

In an accursed manner

awfully · terribly · frightfully · exceedingly · extremely · uncommonly · remarkably · decidedly · thoroughly · utterly

bewilderment

perplexedly

In a confused manner

confusingly · mystifyingly · incomprehensibly · unfathomably · inscrutably · enigmatically · disconcertingly · disorienting · befuddlingly · vexingly

frustration

exasperatedly

In a fed-up manner

infuriatingly · vexatiously · annoyingly · aggravatingly · provokingly · irksomely · tiresomely · tediously · trying · wearisome

Opposites
intensity/degree

confoundedlymildly

In a gentle way

slightly · somewhat · barely · a little · faintly

emotional valence

confoundedlydelightfully

In a pleasing way

blessedly · wonderfully · pleasantly · thankfully · happily

Family

confounded

Familiarity
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G