"puzzlesome" meaning in All languages combined

See puzzlesome on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more puzzlesome [comparative], most puzzlesome [superlative]
Etymology: From puzzle + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|puzzle|some}} puzzle + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} puzzlesome (comparative more puzzlesome, superlative most puzzlesome)
  1. Marked by puzzling, puzzlement, or perplexity; perplexing; bewildering
    Sense id: en-puzzlesome-en-adj-1MrE7pZm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -some

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