The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Perplexed \Per*plexed"\, a. Entangled, involved, or confused; hence, embarrassd; puzzled; doubtful; anxious. -- Per*plex"ed*ly, adv. -- Per*plex"ed*ness, n. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
perplexedly adv 1: in a perplexed manner; "he looked at his professor perplexedly" [syn: perplexedly, confoundedly]