PUZZLING
ADJECTIVES
► BRAIN-TEASING intellectually challenging; puzzling, thought-provoking → 1828
► PUZZLE-BRAIN that puzzles or confuses the brain → 1796 obs.
► PUZZLEWIT that puzzles or would puzzle one’s wit → 1861
► TICKLY puzzling, difficult → Bk1905 Sc.
NOUNS
► ANOINTER something perplexing or puzzling → B1900 Eng. dial.
► CAPPER anything surprising, puzzling, or that cannot be explained → 1871 Eng. dial.
► GRIPH a puzzling question; a riddle, enigma → 1652 obs.
► KEERIORUM ► QUEERIORUM an object, person, or animal exhibiting some singularity, something rare, puzzling, or peculiar; an oddity → 1959 Sc.
► MOLLY-HOGAN any complicated or puzzling thing → 1960 Amer. dial.
► MONKEY’S FIST something that puzzles → L19 Royal Navy usage
► NOINTER something perplexing or puzzling → B1900 Eng. dial.
► PAULER something very puzzling; a poser → 1838 sl.
► PUZZLE-BRAIN something that muddles or puzzles the brain → 1767 obs.
NOUNS – PERSON
► PUZZLE-BRAIN a person who puzzles his or her brain about something → 1874 obs.
VERBS
► CAP CUTLUGS to be puzzling, amusing → 1859 Eng. dial.
► CAP OLD ROPER to be puzzling, amusing → Bk1898 Eng. dial.
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