Verb (used with object) : Her strange response perplexed me. From Dictionary.com.
What's perplexing is that it took the court 32 pages to reach its conclusion. From Wordnik.com. [IsThatLegal?] Reference
Even more perplexing is a page in the Mets 'media guide that outlines plans for a new stadium by 2004. From Wordnik.com. [USA TODAY Latest news] Reference
What's rather perplexing is how white athletes often get treated more favorably than their African-American counterparts. From Wordnik.com. [Dexter Rogers: Albert Haynesworth: How Can a $100-Million Dollar Athlete Proclaim He's a 'Slave?'] Reference
As for Mr. Rattner and Ms. White, Mr. Mehiel said their decision to support two challengers is "perplexing" -- and significant. From Wordnik.com. [The Gilded Revolutionaries] Reference
But one of the things that’s perplexing is that the painters just like painted over everything. From Wordnik.com. [John Joseph Adams » Adventures in the New Office] Reference
And that's what's kind of perplexing to me because I wish it were. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 12, 2000] Reference
He said it was "perplexing" that Mr. Biden delivered the comments just as the U.S. was talking about a reset in relations. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton Reassures Moscow on 'Reset'] Reference
He describes the administration'sunderstanding of their responsibilities and required showingsas "perplexing" and "confused.". From Wordnik.com. [Judge Denies Stay for Miers and Bolten] Reference
The yen's strength is "perplexing," says Pierre Gave, head of research at GaveKal, a Hong Kong-based analysis and investment firm. From Wordnik.com. [Japan Frustrated by Firm Yen] Reference
I, Sir, delight in perplexing you!. From Wordnik.com. [Evelina: or, The History of a Young Lady's Entrance Into the World] Reference
– Why, then, will you delight in perplexing me?. From Wordnik.com. [Evelina: or, The History of a Young Lady's Entrance Into the World] Reference
Why they feel the need to be so judgmental is "perplexing". From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
"Even to this day, they're kind of perplexing pieces," Clark says. From Wordnik.com. [Tucson Weekly] Reference
For now, the word "perplexing" accurately describes my vantage point. From Wordnik.com. [C h r y s a l i s] Reference
He said it was "perplexing" that Mr. Biden delivered the comments just as the U.S. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Ruth Madoff's lawyer described the trustee's lawsuit as "perplexing" and unwarranted. From Wordnik.com. [WordPress.com News] Reference
Judge Silver found it "perplexing" that Goddard would insist on secrecy for the source of. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
So it’s kind of perplexing as to why it was removed assuming this is true. From Wordnik.com. [Row Three » No Vampires for “The Informers” - Where Cinema is more than just $100 Million productions] Reference
"perplexing," said Russell Berman, first vice president of the MLA and a professor at Stanford. From Wordnik.com. [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference
The president's use of the term "evil" was also perplexing to many Europeans. From Wordnik.com. [Empty Title] Reference
Looking to human nature also helped Greenspan solve a perplexing economic mystery. From Wordnik.com. [The Economics of Human Behavior] Reference
The answer, like most of Japan's perplexing behavior, probably involves tradition. From Wordnik.com. [Ecopolitics: Why Japan Risks Its Place In the World to Hunt Whales] Reference
To the outside world, the eternal struggle over American foreign policy may seem perplexing. From Wordnik.com. [Diplomatic Diary: Dealing With The Nuclear North] Reference
Even more perplexing is the sense that foreigners possess a mysterious ability to achieve what Japanese can't. From Wordnik.com. [DON'T ASK ME... I'M JAPANESE!] Reference
If all that weren't perplexing enough, he's suffering from a head cold on a stiflingly hot late-September day. From Wordnik.com. [The Obama Challenge] Reference
Assemblyman Richard Katz asks audiences as he traverses the ambrosia and despair of the nation's most perplexing city. From Wordnik.com. [City Of Euphemisms] Reference
DANTE CHINNIOne of the most perplexing aspects of the millennium bug is the fact that no one really knows what will happen. From Wordnik.com. [The Day The World Shuts Down] Reference
Excerpts: NEWSWEEK: Can we start with the seemingly most obvious but probably most perplexing question: What is an idea?. From Wordnik.com. [Failure Is an Option] Reference
For that reason "the crackdown is perplexing," says John Ackerly of the Washington, D. C.-based International Campaign for Tibet. From Wordnik.com. [China: Trouble In Shangri-La] Reference
What's more, its leaders now face another perplexing question -- how will Europe manage a weak Germany and its aimless chancellor?. From Wordnik.com. [Rot At Europe's Core] Reference
The threat has sent Colorado's politicians, farmers and others scrambling, and proposed solutions are as perplexing as the problems. From Wordnik.com. [Liquid Gold] Reference
Psychologist Jason Hall and his colleagues at the University of Minnesota decided to explore this perplexing psychology in the laboratory. From Wordnik.com. [Oops, I Did It Again] Reference
Pinot Noir has always been a favorite with wine enthusiasts, but in recent years demand for this popular and perplexing variety has soared. From Wordnik.com. [Perfecting Pinot] Reference
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