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puzzlingly
adverb
uk /ˈpʌz.əl.ɪŋ.li/ us /ˈpʌz.əl.ɪŋ.li/
in a way that is difficult to explain or understand:
Puzzlingly, these illegal titles are sold in stores alongside the originals.
Despite her growing reputation, prices for her paintings are still puzzlingly low.
The car had been stolen a whole year before yet, puzzlingly, was never reported as missing.
He noticed that many great sea voyages, puzzlingly, began by sailing against the prevailing winds.
The stage production reintroduces some material that was puzzlingly omitted from the film.
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non-intuitive
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