perplexing

Their new relievers imploded, plagued by a string of injuries and perplexing underperformance that rendered the heralded trio all but irrelevant.

Another key concept behind the new study emerged in the latter half of the 20th century, as physicists found that interesting and perplexing behaviors emerged near the edges and boundaries of materials.

How the best netminder on ice seemingly lost his powers overnight is perhaps the most perplexing question of the NHL postseason so far.

Though retired, Graham is drawn back in by a perplexing new case.

The agencies, he said, gave him the runaround and he couldn’t get anyone to answer his calls — which he said was perplexing, considering the rapid response when he alerted them to infected cattle.