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addled

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ad·dle  (dl)
v. ad·dled, ad·dling, ad·dles
v.tr.
To muddle; confuse: "My brain is a bit addled by whiskey" (Eugene O'Neill). See Synonyms at confuse.
v.intr.
1. To become confused.
2. To become rotten, as an egg.

[From Middle English adel, rotten, from Old English adel, pool of excrement.]

addled, muddled - Addled refers to mental confusion; muddled is anything confused or in a mess.
See also related terms for mess.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.addled - (of eggs) no longer edibleaddled - (of eggs) no longer edible; "an addled egg"
stale - lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale"
2.addled - confused and vagueaddled - confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"
confused - mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"

addled
adjective confused, silly, foolish, at sea, bewildered, mixed-up, muddled, perplexed, flustered, befuddled You're talking to me like an addled romantic.
Translations
addled [ˈædld] ADJ
1. (= rotten) → huero, podrido
2. (= confused) [brain] → confuso, débil
addled [ˈædəld] adj (British)
[egg] → pourri(e)
[brain] → brouillon(ne); [person] → aux idées confuses
add-on [ˈædɒn]
n
(= extra component) (for equipment, stereo, computer etc)option f
(= supplement) (to flight)supplément m
adj [fee, cost] → supplémentaire
addled
adj
brain, personbenebelt; (permanently) → verdummt
eggverdorben, faul


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But the excitement of cutting out the Arangi had been communicated to his addled brain, and, with vague reminiscent flashes of the strength of life triumphant, he shared deliriously in this triumph of Somo by applying himself to the curing of the head that was in itself the concrete expression of triumph.
But she counted and counted till she got that addled she'd start to count in the basket for a spoon sometimes; and so, three times they come out right, and three times they come out wrong.
I, by the sovereign efficacy of my recommendation, got you the place where you are now living in clover, and yet not a word of gratitude, or even acknowledgment, have you ever offered in return; but I am coming to see you, and small conception can you, with your addled aristocratic brains, form of the sort of moral kicking I have, ready packed in my carpet-bag, destined to be presented to you immediately on my arrival.
 
 
 
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