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addled

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ad⋅dle

  [ad-l] verb, -dled, -dling, adjective
Use addled in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. to make or become confused.
2. to make or become rotten, as eggs.
–adjective
3. mentally confused; muddled.
4. rotten: addle eggs.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME adel rotten, OE adela liquid, filth; c. MLG adele liquid manure
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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.

  1. To become confused.

  2. To become rotten, as an egg.


[From Middle English adel, rotten, from Old English adel, pool of excrement.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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