perplexingly

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adverb

In a way or to an extent that is perplexing.

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Meanings

adverbperplexingly (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a way or to an extent that is perplexing.

    These perplexingly dissimilar objects found their way into her work at different stages in her artistic development.

    1988 January 22, Holly Greenhagen, “Art Facts: Ellen Lanyon's magic art”, in Chicago Reader
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    It was a long time before he could steady his nerves to answer my questions, and then he answered perplexingly and brokenly.

    1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 83

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
darkly

Origin

From perplexing + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

perplexingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perplexingly

MLA

“perplexingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perplexingly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perplexingly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perplexingly.

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