perplexinglyadv.

Brit.

/pəˈplɛksɪŋli/, U.S.

/pərˈplɛksɪŋli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perplexing adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < perplexing adj. + -ly suffix².

In a perplexing manner; confusingly, bewilderingly. (In later use also as a sentence adverb.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > [adverb]

confusively1599

confoundingly1667

perplexingly1795

embarrassingly1817

distractively1834

bewilderingly1838

distractingly1842

confusingly1863

bafflingly1879

mystifyingly1937

1795 J. Payne Epitome Hist. (ed. 2) II. v. 242 So perplexingly various are the proper names for the same thing, which are given by different writers upon the affairs of this country.

1830 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 27 10 The mind or person being called, somewhat perplexingly perhaps, by logicians, the subject.

1897 Naturalist 247 Later they became..more perplexingly numerous still.

1939 H. G. Wells Holy Terror iii. ii. 271 Russia..sprawled perplexingly, with its internecine feuds and recriminations, across this complex of human interpretations.

1979 Nature 9 Aug. 450/3 Perplexingly, the work that led to all three christenings was initiated in one laboratory.

2002 J. Harris & F. Warde French Kitchen 180/1 Le gateau is a generic term for ‘cake’, although perplexingly, le cake refers to a kind of tea bread.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perplexingly
释义	perplexinglyadv. Brit. /pəˈplɛksɪŋli/, U.S. /pərˈplɛksɪŋli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perplexing adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < perplexing adj. + -ly suffix². In a perplexing manner; confusingly, bewilderingly. (In later use also as a sentence adverb.) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > [adverb] confusively1599 confoundingly1667 perplexingly1795 embarrassingly1817 distractively1834 bewilderingly1838 distractingly1842 confusingly1863 bafflingly1879 mystifyingly1937 1795 J. Payne Epitome Hist. (ed. 2) II. v. 242 So perplexingly various are the proper names for the same thing, which are given by different writers upon the affairs of this country. 1830 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 27 10 The mind or person being called, somewhat perplexingly perhaps, by logicians, the subject. 1897 Naturalist 247 Later they became..more perplexingly numerous still. 1939 H. G. Wells Holy Terror iii. ii. 271 Russia..sprawled perplexingly, with its internecine feuds and recriminations, across this complex of human interpretations. 1979 Nature 9 Aug. 450/3 Perplexingly, the work that led to all three christenings was initiated in one laboratory. 2002 J. Harris & F. Warde French Kitchen 180/1 Le gateau is a generic term for ‘cake’, although perplexingly, le cake refers to a kind of tea bread. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1795
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