fairly puzzled

Frequency: 6.59.2 per million words

To a moderate or reasonable degree.

puzzledADVERB + ADJECTIVE

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fairly

Examples (10)

  • I was fairly puzzled by his reaction.
  • She looked fairly puzzled when I mentioned the change.
  • They were fairly puzzled by the complex instructions.
  • He seemed fairly puzzled about the sudden cancellation.
  • The teacher was fairly puzzled by the student's silence.
  • We were all fairly puzzled by the map's strange symbols.
  • She remained fairly puzzled despite the explanation.
  • The detective sounded fairly puzzled during the interview.
  • It's normal to feel fairly puzzled by these new regulations.
  • I'm still fairly puzzled as to why they left so early.