bewilderingly

adv

bewilderingly

adv

Etymology From bewildering + -ly.

1

In a bewildering manner, or to a bewildering extent.

  • ‘Yes,’ said Slartibartfast, ‘staggeringly dull. Bewilderingly so.[…]’1982 August, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy; 3), London: Pan Books, →ISBN, page 111:
  • Believe me, there are few more bewilderingly birdless places than a New England woodland in early fall.2000, Bill Oddie, Gripping Yarns, page 141:

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