ad|dle

ad|dle
ad|dle «AD uhl», verb, -dled, -dling, adjective.
–v.t., v.i.
1. to make or become muddled or confused: »

I have addled my head with writing all day (Dickens).

2. to make or become rotten or putrid: »

Eggs addle quickly in hot weather.

–adj.
1. muddled or confused (now usually in compounds such as addlebrained, addleheaded).
2. rotten: »

addle eggs.

SYNONYM(S): putrid.
[Old English adela mud, liquid filth]

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