puzzle-patedadj.

Brit.

/ˈpʌzlpeɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈpəz(ə)lˌpeɪdᵻd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: puzzle v., pate n.¹, -ed suffix²; puzzle-pate n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: Originally < puzzle v. + pate n.¹ + -ed suffix². In later use perhaps partly also < puzzle-pate n. + -ed suffix². Compare slightly earlier puzzle-headed adj.

Now archaic.

= puzzle-headed adj.

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

1736 G. Jacob Liberty & Prop. (ed. 2) p. x The Complainant will have it, that this mudling, blundering, puzzle-pated Antiquary; was..worthy, industrious, inoffensive.

1795 G. Wakefield Reply 2nd Pt. Age of Reason 12 Thomas Paine..shews himself but a puzzle-pated fellow.

1834 Times 27 Nov. 4/2 It is a ticklish thing for puzzlepated persons..to try and scramble out of written scrapes by written explanations.

1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset I. xix. 165 He was very ignorant,—puzzle-pated, as you may call it.

1912 A. Lang Shakespeare, Bacon & Great Unknown p. xxiv Cuthbert was a puzzle-pated old boy.

1984 Sat. Evening Post (Nexis) May 66 Meandering puzzlepated through shopping malls looking for just the right gift.

Derivatives

† puzzle-patedness n. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

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

fogginess1648

unconnectedness1772

puzzle-patedness1799

botherheadedness1814

muzziness1814

addlement1825

addle-headedness1835

muddleheadedness1839

woolliness1856

puzzleheadedness1858

harl1889

wooziness1924

1799 J. West Tale of Times II. 251 Monteith really has a very good heart, which excuses a little accidental puzzle-patedness.

1838 Times 20 Apr. 4/2 Our readers would think it a very sad waste of their time..if we were to dwell upon the Ministerial puzzle-patedness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	puzzle-pated
释义	puzzle-patedadj. Brit. /ˈpʌzlpeɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈpəz(ə)lˌpeɪdᵻd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: puzzle v., pate n.¹, -ed suffix²; puzzle-pate n., -ed suffix². Etymology: Originally < puzzle v. + pate n.¹ + -ed suffix². In later use perhaps partly also < puzzle-pate n. + -ed suffix². Compare slightly earlier puzzle-headed adj. Now archaic. = puzzle-headed adj. 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 1736 G. Jacob Liberty & Prop. (ed. 2) p. x The Complainant will have it, that this mudling, blundering, puzzle-pated Antiquary; was..worthy, industrious, inoffensive. 1795 G. Wakefield Reply 2nd Pt. Age of Reason 12 Thomas Paine..shews himself but a puzzle-pated fellow. 1834 Times 27 Nov. 4/2 It is a ticklish thing for puzzlepated persons..to try and scramble out of written scrapes by written explanations. 1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset I. xix. 165 He was very ignorant,—puzzle-pated, as you may call it. 1912 A. Lang Shakespeare, Bacon & Great Unknown p. xxiv Cuthbert was a puzzle-pated old boy. 1984 Sat. Evening Post (Nexis) May 66 Meandering puzzlepated through shopping malls looking for just the right gift. Derivatives † puzzle-patedness n. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > confusion, muddle-headedness > [noun] fogginess1648 unconnectedness1772 puzzle-patedness1799 botherheadedness1814 muzziness1814 addlement1825 addle-headedness1835 muddleheadedness1839 woolliness1856 puzzleheadedness1858 harl1889 wooziness1924 1799 J. West Tale of Times II. 251 Monteith really has a very good heart, which excuses a little accidental puzzle-patedness. 1838 Times 20 Apr. 4/2 Our readers would think it a very sad waste of their time..if we were to dwell upon the Ministerial puzzle-patedness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1736
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