perplexedly
advEtymology From perplexed + -ly.
1
In a confused or puzzled manner.
- She looked perplexedly at the raw meat her waiter had set in front of her.
- I glanced sideways at him. He was frowning perplexedly, and I drew a deep breath of relief, for the terrible thought that had flashed across my mind was this: that Dr. Bauerstein might have had an accomplice.1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 129:
- Synonyms
- confusedly, perplexly