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Quandary

Quan'da-ry or Quan-dā'ry, n.

noun

(112) (Synop., § 130), n. [Corrupted from Fr. qu'en dirai-je? what shall I say of it?] A state of difficulty or perplexity; doubt; uncertainty.

Quan'-da-ry or Quan-da'-ry, v. t.

verbtransitive

To bring into a state of uncertainty or difficulty. [Obs.] Otway.