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11addle — v. & adj. v. 1 tr. muddle, confuse. 2 intr. (of an egg) become addled. adj. 1 muddled, unsound (addle brained; addle head). 2 empty, vain. 3 (of an egg) addled. Etymology: OE adela filth, used as adj., then as verb …
12addle — /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… …
13addle — 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 …
14addle — Synonyms and related words: addle the wits, amaze, astound, baffle, ball up, bamboozle, beat, becloud, bedazzle, befuddle, bemuse, besot, bewilder, boggle, bother, buffalo, bug, cloud, confound, confuse, daze, dazzle, discombobulate, discomfit,… …
15addle — I Mawdesley Glossary an infertile egg. To accumulate money. II Yorkshire Dialect Earn by labour, Addle a living III Cleveland Dialect List to earn IV North Country (Newcastle) Words to earn by labour …
16addle — ad|dle [ˈædl] v [T] old fashioned to confuse someone so they cannot think properly addle sb s brains/wits ▪ All that drink has addled his brains! …
17addle — verb [often as adjective addled] 1》 confuse. 2》 (of an egg) become rotten, producing no chick. adjective 1》 not clear or cogent; muddled: the film is addle brained. 2》 archaic (of an egg) rotten. Origin ME: from OE adela liquid filth , of Gmc… …
18addle — verb (T) to make someone confused and unable to think properly: addle sb s brains: All that drink has addled his brains! …
19addle — 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… …
20addle — rotten, as an addle egg. North …
