mystify
verb (used with object)
to perplex, puzzle, or baffle; defy the understanding of.
mystifyingly
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a word derived from
mystify.
Example Sentences
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CANNES, France — I saw all 21 films playing in competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and as you might guess, many were good, a couple were great and a few were mystifyingly terrible.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2023
He agreed to be interviewed but, we’re told, did not want his face to be shown, for reasons that go mystifyingly unexplained even by the movie’s end.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2023
In his review, AP Film Writer Jake Coyle wrote that, “‘Wakanda Forever’ is overlong, a little unwieldy and somewhat mystifyingly steers toward a climax on a barge in the middle of the Atlantic.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2023
AP Film Writer Jake Coyle wrote in his review that, “‘Wakanda Forever’ is overlong, a little unwieldy and somewhat mystifyingly steers toward a climax on a barge in the middle of the Atlantic.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 13, 2022
She seemed to carry amusement in her handsome young head, and her presence spoke, a little mystifyingly, of a sudden extension of Saltram's sphere of influence.
From The Coxon Fund by Henry James
