ad·dle ( d l)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.] |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Adj. | 1. | addled - (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 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 Translations addled [ˈædəld] adj (British) n (= extra component) (for equipment, stereo, computer etc) → option f (= supplement) (to flight) → supplément m adj [fee, cost] → supplémentaire
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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. |