fuddled

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adjective

confused, befuddled

Scrabble 13

Meanings

adjectivefuddled (comparative more fuddled, superlative most fuddled)

comparative more fuddled · superlative most fuddled

  1. confused, befuddled 1932, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night, published 1952, page 383: I was about to turn back when the door of the house opened just enough for the daughter-in-law to motion me to come in. That woman saw everything. She’d seen me on the opposite sidewalk, looking fuddled. Ralph Manheim
    1. 1932, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night, published 1952, page 383
    2. I was about to turn back when the door of the house opened just enough for the daughter-in-law to motion me to come in. That woman saw everything. She’d seen me on the opposite sidewalk, looking fuddled.
    3. Ralph Manheim
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of fuddle

Synonyms & antonyms

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