Perplexedly
[pә'pleksidli]
Definition
(adv.) in a perplexed manner; 'he looked at his professor perplexedly'.
Checker: Pamela--From WordNet
Examples
- Wildeve stood, and stood longer, and breathed perplexedly, and then said to himself with resignation, Yes--by Heaven, I must go to her, I suppose! Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- He stood grasping his light valise in one neatly gloved hand, and gazing anxiously, perplexedly, almost appealingly, into Archer's face. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Lily looked at her perplexedly. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- She frowned perplexedly, and then smiled. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- The English customer paid for what he had had, perplexedly counted his change, and asked, as a stranger, to be directed towards the National Palace. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Riviere perplexedly, wondering how to tell him that his very superiorities and advantages would be the surest hindrance to success. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
Checker: Pamela