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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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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.
ADDLE definition: 1. to make someone feel confused and unable to think clearly: 2. to make someone feel confused and…. Learn more.
addled. adjective. us / ˈæd. ə ld / uk / ˈæd. ə ld /. Add to word list. Add to word list. 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.
1. : thrown into confusion : confused. his addled brain/mind. … vainly endeavouring to master some task … which, to the addled brain of the crushed boy of nineteen, was a sealed and hopeless mystery. Charles Dickens. 2. of an egg : rotten, addle.
Definition of addle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of addled adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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. She wore a sweet and slightly addled expression. You're talking like an addled romantic.
Define addled. addled synonyms, addled pronunciation, addled translation, English dictionary definition of addled. v. ad·dled , ad·dling , ad·dles v. tr. To cause to think unclearly; confuse: "My brain is a bit addled by whiskey" . See Synonyms at befuddle. v. intr.
