puzzlingly

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adverb

In a puzzling manner.

Scrabble 34

Meanings

adverbpuzzlingly (comparative more puzzlingly, superlative most puzzlingly)

comparative more puzzlingly · superlative most puzzlingly

  1. In a puzzling manner.

    Games can hinge on the sort of controversial decision made by Taylor in the 10th minute. After Rivière collected Gabriel Obertan’s pass and sashayed beyond Daley Blind he drew the United centre- half into a rash, clumsy challenge but, puzzlingly, Taylor detected no penalty.

    2015 March 4, Louise Taylor, The Guardian

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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