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puzzling |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Puzzle \Puz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Puzzled}; p. pr & vb n. {Puzzling}.] 1. To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand to nonplus. A very shrewd disputant in those points is dexterous in puzzling others --Dr. H. More He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidst his own blunders. --Addison. 2. To make intricate; to entangle. They disentangle from the puzzled skein. --Cowper. The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate, Puzzled in mazes, and perplexed with error. --Addison. 3. To solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle; -- followed by out as to puzzle out a mystery. Syn: To embarrass; perplex; confuse; bewilder; confound. See {Embarrass}. From WordNet r 1.6 [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}] 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}]
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