bewilderedly

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be·wil·der

(bĭ-wĭl′dər)

tr.v. be·wil·dered, be·wil·der·ing, be·wil·ders

1. To confuse or befuddle, especially by being complicated or varied. See Synonyms at perplex.

2. To cause to lose one's bearings; disorient: "The whirling snow bewildered him" (May Kellogg Sullivan).

be·wil′dered·ly adv.

be·wil′der·ing·ly adv.

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bewilderedly

(bɪˈwɪldədlɪ)

adv

in a bewildered manner

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bewilderedly - in a bewildered manner

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And even as I take up my critical task, I remain aware of how the critic is parodied by Beckett when Vladimir, upon squinting bewilderedly at Lucky's performance of The Net, and 'squirming like an aesthete, 'pronounces his critical assessment: 'There's something about it [...]' (24)

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My slippery addressee manages the tenses as bewilderedly as the next person.

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