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addle - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'addle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Addle [ a.]
- Having lost the power of development, and become rotten, as eggs; putrid. Hence: Unfruitful or confused, as brains; muddled.
2 . Addle [ n.]
- Liquid filth; mire.
- Lees; dregs.
3 . Addle [ v. t. & i.]
- To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle; as, he addled his brain.
- To earn by labor.
- To thrive or grow; to ripen.

Meaning of 'addle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . addle [ v]
Meaning (1):
- become rotten
Example in sentence:
  • addled eggs
Meaning (2):
- mix up or confuse
Example in sentence:
  • He muddled the issues