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perplexedly

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per·plexed  (pr-plkst)
adj.
1. Filled with confusion or bewilderment; puzzled.
2. Full of complications or difficulty; involved.
[Middle English, from perplex, confused, from Old French perplexe, from Latin perplexus : per-, per- + plexus, past participle of plectere, to entwine; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]
per·plexed·ly (-plksd-l) adv.
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Adv.1.perplexedly - in a perplexed manner; "he looked at his professor perplexedly"
confoundedly


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Magdalen looked at her perplexedly -- hesitated -- then walked away by herself toward the house.
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Though, to be sure," added Aunt Jamesina perplexedly, "Elizabeth always used to laugh when she said it.
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He drummed perplexedly on the desk with his fingers.
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