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- Dictionaryaddled/ˈadld/
adjective
- 1. unable to think clearly; confused: "this might just be my addled brain playing tricks"
- 2. (of an egg) rotten.
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The meaning of ADDLED is thrown into confusion : confused. How to use addled in a sentence.
confused and unable to think clearly: I'm afraid my sun-addled brain couldn't make any sense of the instructions. He was so addled by drugs that his crimes could not have been premeditated. See. addle. Fewer examples. He showed no signs of the addled thinking that comes with dementia. His brain is so addled that he doesn't know what day it is.
To be addled is to be fuzzy in the head, a little foggy and confused. When you're addled, you're having trouble thinking. If your favorite movie star walks by and says hello, you might be too addled to say hi back. Sometimes it's hard to think and you feel slow and befuddled.
1. addled - (of eggs) no longer edible; "an addled egg". stale - lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale". 2. addled - confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas".
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective addled. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
If you describe someone as addled, you mean that they are confused or unable to think properly. She wore a sweet and slightly addled expression. You're talking like an addled romantic.
Addle is a verb meaning to confuse. When your great uncle Marvin became infirm in his later years, trying to distinguish between you and your cousins tended to addle his brain. Addle is a Middle English word coming from the Old English adela, meaning “liquid filth.”.
verb [ T ] mainly humorous us / ˈæd. ə l / uk / ˈæd. ə l / Add to word list. to make someone feel confused and unable to think clearly: I think my brain's been addled by the heat! SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Puzzle and confuse. baffle. bedazzle. befuddle. bemuse. bewilder. blind. discombobulate. disorient.
Addled definition: confused, especially mentally. See examples of ADDLED used in a sentence.
If you describe someone as addled, you mean that they are confused or unable to think properly.
