bewildering

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Gloriously unpredictable and, at times, impossible to read, they are wildly entertaining - bewildering, bewitching, brilliant.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

But Jareth and “Labyrinth” introduced a new generation to the magnitude of his bewildering, potent artistic sorcery.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

Photographer Sebastian Pii is the perfect guide through the bewildering mysticism of Colombian writer-director Augusto Sandino’s debut.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

An avid numerologist, in 1987, he issued new currency in denominations of nine -- a digit considered auspicious, but bewildering shoppers with mental arithmetic.

From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025

Many academic articles contain bewildering non sequiturs and digressions that the authors stuck in at the insistence of an anonymous reviewer who had the power to reject it from the journal if they didn’t comply.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker