Definitions
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- adverb In a way that
mystifies
Etymologies
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Examples
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By 1514, he was a byword for mystifyingly irresolute genius.
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A term mystifyingly used of middeclass Asians who come to this country via such places as Uganda where they were kicked out by the blacks for exploiting the blacks
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In fact, despite opening her speech with a joke about the difficulty of "coming out" as a fiscal conservative to one's parents -- something she congratulated the attendees on -- Coulter's speech to GOProud mystifyingly focused on social issues and not the fiscal and foreign policy issues that brought most of the attendees there.
Ann Coulter To Gay Conservatives: Marriage 'Is Not A Civil Right -- You're Not Black'
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They did it on a day when A.J. Burnett showed just how maddeningly good—and mystifyingly inconsistent—he can be.
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This wasn't just oversensitive; their ire was mystifyingly misplaced.
Why drown Ken Clarke in this tidal wave of phony anger? | Rachel Cooke
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The sluggish Giants allowed Philadelphia to linger and mystifyingly let history repeat itself with another exhilarating Jackson punt return—not for a TD, but almost.
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Its power over the board means its heavy hand can sometimes be detected in selection policy, no more so than when 41-year-old Sanath Jayasuriya, three years out of the international game and a member of parliament for Sri Lanka's ruling United People's Freedom Alliance, was mystifyingly recalled for two games against England, before promptly retiring.
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For Ferdinand, booed incessantly and mystifyingly by sections of the Chelsea support at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, the scenario is even more stark – so much so that, even if he excels for Manchester United from now until May, the prospect of competing at the finals in Ukraine and Poland must increasingly feel like a pipe-dream.
Fabio Capello risks undermining England's preparations for Euro 2012
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He has maybe found his level in the mystifyingly successful celebrity quiz A League Of Their Own, while Hoddle surely should be ahead of Redknapp's dad in the queue to succeed Capello.
Fabio Capello reveals his debt to Theatre of the Absurd | Martin Kelner
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But mystifyingly he opted to take on Nadal at his own game, becoming engaged in baseline rallies he was unlikely to win.
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