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perplexable

perplexable adjective: able to be perplexed; confusable.

Adjective

perplexable (comparative more perplexable, superlative most perplexable)

  1. Able to be perplexed; confusable.
  2. (obsolete) Doubtful; ambiguous.

Forms of perplexable

comparativemore perplexable
superlativemost perplexable

Origin of perplexable

From perplex + -able.

Questions about perplexable

What does perplexable mean?
Perplexable means able to be perplexed; confusable.
What part of speech is perplexable?
Perplexable is an adjective.

Words near perplexable in the dictionary

  1. perplection
  2. perplections
  3. perplex
  4. perplex number
  5. perplex numbers
  6. perplexable
  7. perplexation
  8. perplexations
  9. perplexed
  10. perplexedly
  11. perplexedness

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