flummoxy

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adjective

flummoxed

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Meanings

adjectiveflummoxy (not comparable)
  1. informalnot comparableflummoxed

    Bursar come in to dinner all flushed and flummoxy and the Dean's got them high spots on his cheeks he gets when his gander's up and the Tutor don't eat his soup.

    2011, Tom Sharpe, Porterhouse Blue: (Porterhouse Blue Series 1)

Origin

From flummox + -y.

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APA

flummoxy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flummoxy

MLA

“flummoxy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flummoxy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flummoxy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flummoxy.

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