befuddled
Collocations
5ADJ.
all, dumb, old
VERB + BEFUDDLED
looking, played, seem
BEFUDDLED + NOUN
brain, genius, man
PREP.
in
ADV.
hopelessly
Definitions
adj
Confused or perplexed.
But Yancey Goree was not thinking of feuds. His befuddled brain was hopelessly attacking the problem of the future maintenance of himself and his favourite follies.
Gracious, man, are you so befuddled in your old books that you don't see what's going on round you?
Drunk
His head rested upon his two hands, as if he were befuddled with wine, but at the harsh sound of the snapping bolts he raised his face and looked angrily around him.
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5But Yancey Goree was not thinking of feuds. His befuddled brain was hopelessly attacking the problem of the future maintenance of himself and his favourite follies.
WiktionaryGracious, man, are you so befuddled in your old books that you don't see what's going on round you?
WiktionaryRather smartly, DiCaprio chooses a character he hasn’t played before; a befuddled and dumb man who keeps getting himself in trouble.
WiktionaryYou seem befuddled.
Tatoeba · #11247742That man over there looking all befuddled is a genius.
Tatoeba · #11247746