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puzzlingly

puzzlingly adverb: in a puzzling manner.

Adverb

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

Forms of puzzlingly

comparativemore puzzlingly
superlativemost puzzlingly

Origin of puzzlingly

From puzzling + -ly.

Questions about puzzlingly

What does puzzlingly mean?
Puzzlingly means in a puzzling manner.
What part of speech is puzzlingly?
Puzzlingly is an adverb.

Words near puzzlingly in the dictionary

  1. puzzley
  2. puzzling
  3. puzzling out
  4. puzzling over
  5. puzzling through
  6. puzzlingly
  7. puzzlingness
  8. puzzlings
  9. puzzlist
  10. puzzlists
  11. puzzly

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