- nonplussed adj
- "That just doesn't add up," said Tom, nonplussed.
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nonplussed adj
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nonplussed — (adj.) c.1600, pp. adjective from NONPLUS (Cf. nonplus) … Etymology dictionary
nonplussed — [[t]nɒ̱nplʌ̱st[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you are nonplussed, you feel confused and unsure how to react. She expected him to ask for a scotch and was rather nonplussed when he asked her to mix him a martini and lemonade. Syn: at a loss … English dictionary
nonplussed — non|plussed also nonplused AmE [nɔnˈplʌst US na:n ] adj [not before noun] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: nonplus state of confusion (16 19 centuries), from Latin non plus no more ] so surprised by something that you do not know what to say or do… … Dictionary of contemporary English
nonplussed — nÉ‘n plÊŒst / nÉ’n adj. confused; embarrassed nÉ‘n plÊŒs / nÉ’n v. perplex, baffle; confuse; amaze, astonish … English contemporary dictionary
nonplussed — [ˌnɒnˈplʌst] adj so surprised and confused that you do not know what to do or say … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
plus n — nonplussed adj … English expressions
no — finish n, nobody pron, bell n, Nobel, knowingly adv, nonplussed adj … English expressions
blank — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 a (of paper) not written or printed on. b (of a document) with spaces left for a signature or details. 2 a not filled; empty (a blank space). b unrelieved; sheer (a blank wall). 3 a having or showing no interest or… … Useful english dictionary
jiggered — adj a. British exhausted b. nonplussed, astonished. The usual form of words employed is I ll be jiggered! as an exclamation of surprise on the pattern of I ll be blowed! or I ll be damned! . Jiggered in both the above senses proba bly originated… … Contemporary slang
lost — adj 1. forfeited, gone, no more, by the board, out the window, down the drain, long lost; missing, vanished, disappeared, lost to sight or view, out of sight. 2. forgotten, unrecalled, unremembered, unrecollect ed, unretained, out of sight out of … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
