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  • addle — /ad l/, v., addled, addling, adj. v.t., v.i. 1. to make or become confused. 2. to make or become rotten, as eggs. adj. 3. mentally confused; muddled. 4. rotten: addle eggs. [bef. 1000; ME adel rotten, OE adela liquid, filth; c. MLG adele liquid… …   Universalium

  • addle — ad•dle [[t]ˈæd l[/t]] v. dled, dling, adj. 1) to make or become confused 2) to make or become rotten, as eggs 3) mentally confused; muddled (usu. used in combination): addleheaded[/ex] 4) rotten: addle eggs[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME adel… …   From formal English to slang

  • addle — addle, addled The usual word now is addled, and is applied (a) to eggs, and (b) figuratively, to brains (i.e. the mind). Originally, addle was a noun meaning ‘stinking urine or other liquid filth’, although its associations have usually been with …   Modern English usage

  • Addle — 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Addle — Ad dle, a. Having lost the power of development, and become rotten, as eggs; putrid. Hence: Unfruitful or confused, as brains; muddled. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • addle — 1. verb a) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or ones living. . , Kill ivy, else tree will addle no more. . b) To thrive or grow; to ripen. Their eggs were addled. . 2 …   Wiktionary

  • addle — I. a. 1. Addled, spoiled (as eggs), rotten, putrid, corrupt. 2. Barren, unfruitful, fruitless, abortive, unproductive, unprolific, unfertile, sterile, infecund, addled. II. v. a. 1. Corrupt, spoil, render barren. See preceding. 2. Accumulate… …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • addle — [c]/ˈædl / (say adl) verb (addled, addling) –verb (t) 1. to muddle or confuse. 2. to spoil or make rotten. –verb (i) 3. to become muddled or confused. 4. to become spoiled or rotten, as eggs. –adjective 5. mentally confused; muddled, as in the… …  

  • ad|dle — «AD uhl», verb, dled, dling, adjective. –v.t., v.i. 1. to make or become muddled or confused: »I have addled my head with writing all day (Dickens). 2. to make or become rotten or putrid: »Eggs addle quickly in hot weather. –adj. 1. muddled or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • addled — addle, addled The usual word now is addled, and is applied (a) to eggs, and (b) figuratively, to brains (i.e. the mind). Originally, addle was a noun meaning ‘stinking urine or other liquid filth’, although its associations have usually been with …   Modern English usage

  • Addled — Addle 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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