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puzzling
(encz) | puzzling,nejasný adj: zcela nejasný Pino |
puzzling
(encz) | puzzling,nepochopitelný adj: Pino |
puzzling
(encz) | puzzling,tajemný adj: Stanislav Knot |
puzzling
(encz) | puzzling,záhadný adj: |
puzzling
(gcide) | puzzle \puz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. puzzled (p[u^]z"z'ld);
p. pr. & vb. n. puzzling (p[u^]z"zl[i^]ng).]
1. To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand;
to nonplus.
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A very shrewd disputant in those points is dexterous
in puzzling others. --Dr. H. More.
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He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidst his
own blunders. --Addison.
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2. To make intricate; to entangle.
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They disentangle from the puzzled skein. --Cowper.
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The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate,
Puzzled in mazes, and perplexed with error.
--Addison.
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3. To solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle; -- followed by out;
as, to puzzle out a mystery.
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Syn: To embarrass; perplex; confuse; bewilder; confound. See
Embarrass.
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puzzling
(wn) | puzzling
adj 1: not clear to the understanding; "I didn't grasp the
meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later";
"prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been
disputed for centuries" [syn: enigmatic, enigmatical,
puzzling]
2: lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity;
"sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who
knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement" [syn:
confusing, perplexing, puzzling] |
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puzzlingly
(encz) | puzzlingly,záhadně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Puzzlingly
(gcide) | Puzzlingly \Puz"zling*ly\, adv.
In a puzzling manner.
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