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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. not clear to the understanding;
- Example: "I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later"
- Example: "prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries"
[syn: enigmatic, enigmatical, puzzling]

2. lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity;
- Example: "sent confusing signals to Iraq"
- Example: "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"
- Example: "a puzzling statement"
[syn: confusing, perplexing, puzzling]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

puzzle \puz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. puzzled (p[u^]z"z'ld);
   p. pr. & vb. n. puzzling (p[u^]z"zl[i^]ng).]
   1. To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand;
      to nonplus.
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            A very shrewd disputant in those points is dexterous
            in puzzling others.                   --Dr. H. More.
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            He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidst his
            own blunders.                         --Addison.
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   2. To make intricate; to entangle.
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            They disentangle from the puzzled skein. --Cowper.
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            The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate,
            Puzzled in mazes, and perplexed with error.
                                                  --Addison.
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   3. To solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle; -- followed by out;
      as, to puzzle out a mystery.
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   Syn: To embarrass; perplex; confuse; bewilder; confound. See
        Embarrass.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

puzzling
    adj 1: not clear to the understanding; "I didn't grasp the
           meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later";
           "prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been
           disputed for centuries" [syn: enigmatic, enigmatical,
           puzzling]
    2: lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity;
       "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who
       knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement" [syn:
       confusing, perplexing, puzzling]