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bewilderingly

American  
[bi-wild-er-ing-lee] / bɪˈwɪld ər ɪŋ li /

adverb

  1. in a way or to a degree that is bewildering.


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This was a glorious, bewilderingly brilliant day for these Scotland players.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026

Ms. Moyer-Nocchi repeatedly, bewilderingly sabotages her considerable achievements by not bothering to get small but significant particulars right.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

It's also impossible to quibble with the supporting actress nomination for Niecy Nash-Betts for her work in the bewilderingly titled "Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story."

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2023

It’s hard to top the opening of “Lonely Moments” — the way its spare octaves, separated at first by bewilderingly long silences, gather momentum and burst into rousing, syncopated harmonies.

From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2023

She was angry at him, but she was also bewilderingly lonely.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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