BEMUSED

baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea

(adjective) perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; “obviously bemused by his questions”; “bewildered and confused”; “a cloudy and confounded philosopher”; “just a mixed-up kid”; “she felt lost on the first day of school”

bemused, lost, preoccupied

(adjective) deeply absorbed in thought; “as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class”; “lost in thought”; “a preoccupied frown”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

bemused

simple past tense and past participle of bemuse

Adjective

bemused (comparative more bemused, superlative most bemused)

deeply thoughtful; preoccupied

perplexed and bewildered

Source: Wiktionary


BEMUSE

Be*muse", v. t.

Definition: To muddle, daze, or partially stupefy, as with liquor. A parson much bemused in beer. Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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Coffee Trivia

Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.

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