adverb
- in a way that is confusing or difficult to understand
Examples
- The test results were puzzlingly inconsistent.
- She smiled puzzlingly, leaving everyone wondering what she meant.
- The machine stopped working puzzlingly well after we thought it was broken.
- His behavior has been puzzlingly erratic lately.
- The evidence pointed puzzlingly in two different directions.
- The book ended puzzlingly, with no clear resolution.