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Addle
Addle Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Addle?
[v] mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues"
[v] become rotten; of eggs Synonyms | Synonyms for Addle: muddle | puddle Related Terms | Find terms related to Addle: addle the wits | amaze | astound | baffle | ball up | bamboozle | beat | becloud | bedazzle | befuddle | bemuse | besot | bewilder | boggle | bother | buffalo | bug | cloud | confound | confuse | daze | dazzle | discombobulate | discomfit | discompose | disconcert | disorganize | disorient | distract | disturb | dumbfound | embarrass | entangle | flabbergast | floor | flummox | flurry | fluster | flutter | fog | fuddle | fuss | get | inebriate | intoxicate | keep in suspense | lick | maze | mist | mix up | moider | muddle | mystify | nonplus | perplex | perturb | pother | put out | puzzle | raise hell | rattle | ruffle | stick | stump | throw | throw into confusion | throw off | unsettle | upset See Also | confuse | go bad | jumble | mix up | spoil Addle In Webster's Dictionary \Ad"dle\, n. [OE. adel, AS. adela, mud.]
1. Liquid filth; mire. [Obs.]
2. Lees; dregs. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
\Ad"dle\, a. Having lost the power of development, and become rotten, as eggs; putrid. Hence: Unfruitful or confused, as brains; muddled. --Dryden. \Ad"dle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Addled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Addling}.] To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle; as, he addled his brain. ``Their eggs were addled.'' --Cowper. \Ad"dle\, v. t. & i. [OE. adlen, adilen, to gain, acquire; prob. fr. Icel. ["o][eth]lask to acquire property, akin to o[eth]al property. Cf. {Allodial}.] 1. To earn by labor. [Prov. Eng.] --Forby. 2. To thrive or grow; to ripen. [Prov. Eng.] Kill ivy, else tree will addle no more. --Tusser. |
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