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addlepated

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ad·dle·pat·ed  (dl-ptd)
adj.
1. Befuddled; confused.
2. Eccentric; peculiar: "[Her] estates . . . are odes to addlepated excess, a melange of priceless antiques and thrift-store horrors" (Michelle Green).
3. Senseless; mad: "led the addlepated charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava" (Thomas Flanagan).
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Adj.1.addlepated - stupid and confused; "blathering like the addlepated nincompoop that you are"; "a confused puddingheaded, muddleheaded fellow"- Isaac Sterne
confused - mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"


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And--I don't really know if I'm doing right--it may make you more addlepated than ever--but you can ask Diana to come over and spend the afternoon with you and have tea here.
 
 
 
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