ADDLE


Meaning of ADDLE in English

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.

[ OE adela filth, used as adj., then as verb ]

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