verb, -dled, -dling, adjective | 1. | to make or become confused. |
| 2. | to make or become rotten, as eggs. |
| 3. | mentally confused; muddled. |
| 4. | rotten: addle eggs. |

ad·dle (ād'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.
[From Middle English adel, rotten, from Old English adel, pool of excrement.] |