perplexly en · ADV
Etymology
From perplex + -ly.
Meanings
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(obsolete) perplexedly
This is the ſumme of what paſs'd in three years against the Danes, returning out of France, ſet down ſo perplexly by the saxon Annaliſt , ill - guiſted with utterance
1670, John Milton, “(please specify the page)”, in The History of Britain, that Part Especially now Call’d England. […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for James Allestry, […] , →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more perplexly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most perplexly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |