Crossword clues for nonplused
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nonplus \Non"plus`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nonplusedor Nonplussed; p. pr. & vb. n. Nonplusing or Nonplussing.] To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment.
He has been nonplused by Mr. Dry's desiring him to tell
what it was that he endeavored to prove.
--Spectator.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: nonplus)
WordNet
adj. filled with bewilderment; "at a loss to understand those remarks"; "puzzled that she left without saying goodbye" [syn: at a loss(p), nonplussed, puzzled]
Usage examples of "nonplused".
All at once, he looked nonplused, an unfamiliar expression for that stem countenance to bear.
Seeming faintly nonplused, Seward skimmed the paper to make sure it was what Lee had said it was, then nodded and leaned sideways to store it in the carpetbag that sat to the left of his chair.
If he was nonplused at my lack of response to his orders, he didn't show it.
In fact, Achnib looked so nonplused that Hasheth could not resist the urge to continue.
Iljrene leaped to her feet and brandished a sword, taking advantage of the merchants' surprise to buy a moment's time for her equally nonplused priestesses.
Joshua was powerless to halt the process and too nonplused to direct it away from his mentor's gaze.
So I was nonplused when I heard identical descriptions from people on Long Island.