perplexedly
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per·plexed
(pər-plĕkst′)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·plex′ed·ly (-plĕk′sĭd-lē) adv.
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perplexedly
(pəˈplɛksɪdlɪ)adv
in a puzzled way
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Adv. | 1. | perplexedly - in a perplexed manner; "he looked at his professor perplexedly" |
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Translations
بارْتِباك، بِحَيْرَه
zmateně
forvirret
zavarodottan
ráîleysislega
şaşırmış şekilde
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perplex
(pəˈpleks) verb to puzzle or confuse (someone); to make (someone) unable to understand. She was perplexed by his questions.
perˈplexed adjectiveperˈplexedly (-ˈpleksid-) adverb
perˈplexity noun
She stood there in perplexity.
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