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Bewildered
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example Sentences
- My roommate had a look of bewildered amusement at the things I was saying.
- She sounded bewildered, and wistful for the time before she'd heard what I had to say.
- She might have been a bit bewildered by the judging.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
bewilder
1680s, from be- "thoroughly" + archaic wilder "lead astray, lure into the wilds," probably a back-formation of wilderness. An earlier word with the same sense was bewhape (early 14c.). Related: Bewildering.
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