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Addle   /ˈædəl/   Listen
Addle

verb
(past & past part. addled; pres. part. addling)
1.
Mix up or confuse.  Synonyms: muddle, puddle.
2.
Become rotten.



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"Addle" Quotes from Famous Books



... almost out of recognition to suit a particular occasion, and a few minutes later, for a dramatic purpose, it may be stated in all its original plainness. I advise all who wish to understand Tristan not to fret themselves with those rascally and stupid guide books which merely addle the brain with their interminable lists of motives. Throughout the opera new matter is continually introduced, with old themes, changed or unchanged, woven into the tissue; and to go hunting for these old themes, ...
— Wagner • John F. Runciman

... have a superstition which bears some resemblance to the evil eye, when allowance is made for circumstances. They have no brilliant sun and moon to addle the brain and poison the eye, but the grey north has its marshes, and fenny ground, and fetid mists, which produce agues, low fevers, and moping madness, and are as fatal to cattle as to man. Such disorders are attributed to ...
— The Zincali - An Account of the Gypsies of Spain • George Borrow



Words linked to "Addle" :   muddle, spoil, jumble, mix up, addle-head, go bad, puddle, confuse



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