muddlesomeadj.

Brit.

/ˈmʌdls(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈmədəls(ə)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: muddle v., -some suffix¹.

Etymology: < muddle v. + -some suffix¹. Perhaps compare earlier meddlesome adj.

Characterized by muddling.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > confusion, muddle-headedness > [adjective]

redelessOE

mopishc1300

tottedc1500

addle1534

muddy?1571

addle1576

foggya1591

foggy-brained1594

addled1599

addle-headed1600

bezzled1604

addle-pated1614

addle-brained1619

buzzle-headeda1644

puzzle-headed1729

puzzle-pated1736

muddle-headed1760

ramble-headeda1761

hulver-headed1785

ramfeezled1786

muddled1790

hoddy-doddya1798

muzzy-headed1798

bother-headed1820

muddle-pated1823

pixilated1848

woolly1864

bungle-headed1865

mixed1880

muddlesome1887

wifty1918

woozy1941

spastic1981

1887 Gentleman's Mag. Mar. 235 The authorities at Manchester had made extensive but muddlesome preparations.

1937 John o' London's Weekly 7 May 238/1 Muddlesome tongues must have something to do.

1998 Financial Times (Electronic ed.) 29 June Depending on the market reception to the news, and Mr Murdoch's appetite for transparency, it may even provide a model for similar projects with other portions of his muddlesome empire.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	muddlesome
释义	muddlesomeadj. Brit. /ˈmʌdls(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈmədəls(ə)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: muddle v., -some suffix¹. Etymology: < muddle v. + -some suffix¹. Perhaps compare earlier meddlesome adj. Characterized by muddling. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > confusion, muddle-headedness > [adjective] redelessOE mopishc1300 tottedc1500 addle1534 muddy?1571 addle1576 foggya1591 foggy-brained1594 addled1599 addle-headed1600 bezzled1604 addle-pated1614 addle-brained1619 buzzle-headeda1644 puzzle-headed1729 puzzle-pated1736 muddle-headed1760 ramble-headeda1761 hulver-headed1785 ramfeezled1786 muddled1790 hoddy-doddya1798 muzzy-headed1798 bother-headed1820 muddle-pated1823 pixilated1848 woolly1864 bungle-headed1865 mixed1880 muddlesome1887 wifty1918 woozy1941 spastic1981 1887 Gentleman's Mag. Mar. 235 The authorities at Manchester had made extensive but muddlesome preparations. 1937 John o' London's Weekly 7 May 238/1 Muddlesome tongues must have something to do. 1998 Financial Times (Electronic ed.) 29 June Depending on the market reception to the news, and Mr Murdoch's appetite for transparency, it may even provide a model for similar projects with other portions of his muddlesome empire. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1887
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