perplexedly

comparative more perplexedly · superlative most perplexedly

1. In a confused or puzzled manner.

   She looked perplexedly at the raw meat her waiter had set in front of her.

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   I glanced sideways at him. He was frowning perplexedly, and I drew a deep breath of relief, for the terrible thought that had flashed across my mind was this: that Dr. Bauerstein might have had an accomplice.

   1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 129

   Synonyms: confusedly, perplexly