Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PUZZLING

ppr. Perplexing; embarrassing; bewildering.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PUZZLINGLY

PUZZLINGLY Puz "zling *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a puzzling manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

puzzling

puz zling |ˈpəz (ə )liNG ˈpʌzlɪŋ | ▶adjective causing one to be puzzled; perplexing: that was the most puzzling aspect of the whole affair. only one very puzzling question remains unanswered. DERIVATIVES puz zling ly |ˈpəz (ə )liNGlē |adverb [ sentence adverb ] : puzzlingly, almost no mention of Hong Kong was made [ as submodifier ] : prices for Goya paintings are still puzzlingly low

 

Oxford Dictionary

puzzling

puz |zling |ˈpʌz (ə )lɪŋ, ˈpʌzlɪŋ | ▶adjective causing one to be puzzled; perplexing: only one very puzzling question remains unanswered. DERIVATIVES puzzlingly adverb [ sentence adverb ] : puzzlingly, he was never able to attend gatherings of contributors in Oxford [ as submodifier ] : prices for Goya paintings are still puzzlingly low

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

puzzling

puzzling adjective his explanation was rather puzzling: baffling, perplexing, bewildering, confusing, complicated, unclear, mysterious, enigmatic, ambiguous, obscure, abstruse, unfathomable, incomprehensible, impenetrable, cryptic. ANTONYMS clear.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

puzzling

puzzling adjective his explanation was rather puzzling. See baffling.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

puzzling

p ú z zling 形容詞 困らせる, 当惑させる .～ly 副詞