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adj. - Lacking clarity of meaning.

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Usage examples (34)
  • Verb (used with object) : Her strange response perplexed me
  • What's perplexing is that it took the court 32 pages to reach its conclusion.
  • Even more perplexing is a page in the Mets 'media guide that outlines plans for a new stadium by 2004.
  • What's rather perplexing is how white athletes often get treated more favorably than their African-American counterparts.
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