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1. Not clear to the understanding
   "I didn't grasp the meaning of that puzzling comment until much later"
   - enigmatic, enigmatical
    
2. Lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity
   "a puzzling statement"
   - confusing, perplexing

1. Be a mystery or bewildering to
   "a puzzling problem"
   - perplex, vex, stick, get, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
    
2. Be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide
   "We puzzled over her sudden departure"

See also: incomprehensible, muddy, puzzle out, puzzle over, puzzlement, puzzler, unclear, uncomprehensible

Type of: bedevil, befuddle, chew over, confound, confuse, contemplate, discombobulate, excogitate, fox, fuddle, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over, throw

Encyclopedia: Puzzle