He has been nonplused by Mr. Dry's desiring him to tell what it was that he endeavored to prove. --Spectator. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
nonplusing — nÉ‘n plÊŒs / nÉ’n v. perplex, baffle; confuse; amaze, astonish … English contemporary dictionary
Nonplus — Non plus , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nonplused}or {Nonplussed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nonplusing} or {Nonplussing}.] To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment. [1913 Webster] He has been nonplused by Mr. Dry s desiring him to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nonplused — Nonplus Non plus , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nonplused}or {Nonplussed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nonplusing} or {Nonplussing}.] To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment. [1913 Webster] He has been nonplused by Mr. Dry s desiring… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nonplussed — Nonplus Non plus , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nonplused}or {Nonplussed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nonplusing} or {Nonplussing}.] To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment. [1913 Webster] He has been nonplused by Mr. Dry s desiring… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nonplussing — Nonplus Non plus , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nonplused}or {Nonplussed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nonplusing} or {Nonplussing}.] To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment. [1913 Webster] He has been nonplused by Mr. Dry s desiring… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nonplus — I. noun Etymology: Latin non plus no more Date: 1582 a state of bafflement or perplexity ; quandary II. transitive verb ( plussed; also nonplused; plussing; also nonplusing) Date: 1591 to cause to be at a l … New Collegiate Dictionary
nonplus — /non plus , non plus/, v., nonplussed or nonplused, nonplussing or nonplusing, n. v.t. 1. to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely. n. 2. a state of utter perplexity. [1575 85; (n.) < L non plus lit., not more, no further, i.e., a state in… … Universalium
nonplus — /nɒnˈplʌs / (say non plus) verb (t) (nonplussed or, US, nonplused, nonplussing or, US, nonplusing) 1. to bring to a nonplus; puzzle completely. –noun 2. a state of utter perplexity. {Latin nōn plūs not more, no further} –nonplussed …
nonplus — meaning ‘to perplex’, has inflected forms nonplussed, nonplussing, and in AmE also nonplused, nonplusing. In a recent development, nonplussed has come to mean ‘unperturbed’ • (‘Out of power?’ asked McCoy, trying to appear nonplussed D. Kramer… … Modern English usage
nonplus — [nän plüs′, nän′plus΄] n. [L non, not + plus, more: see PLUS] a condition of perplexity in which one is unable to go, speak, or act further vt. nonplused or nonplussed, nonplusing or nonplussing to put in a nonplus; bewilder SYN. PUZZLE nonplused … English World dictionary
