addlepated
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ad·dle·pat·ed
(ăd′l-pā′tĭd)adj.
Confused or stupid; befuddled: "[Her] estates ... are odes to addlepated excess, a melange of priceless antiques and thrift-store horrors" (Michelle Green).
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ad•dle•brained
(ˈæd lˌbreɪnd)adj.
having or showing a muddled or confused mind.
[1865–70]
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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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addlepated
adjectiveMentally uncertain:
Informal: mixed-up.
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