unaddledadj.¹

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈadld/, U.S.

/ˌənˈæd(ə)ld/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, addled adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + addled adj.

Esp. of a person's brain: not muddled; sound; having the ability to think rationally and clearly.

ΚΠ

1809 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 25 Feb. 314 A conclusion so obvious could have escaped no man with unaddled brains in his head.

a1892 J. Allen in A. A. M. Allen Life & Serm. J. Allen (1894) 219 The common people..are comparatively unaddled by the fooleries of fashion.

1935 W. de la Mare Early One Morning xiv. 179 Flattery of the young is so usual that it is remarkable that a child with a ‘fine head’ manages to keep the brains in it unaddled.

2007 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 10 May e6 One cockamamy chase show is all my unaddled brain can handle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† unaddledadj.²

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, addle v.¹, -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + addle v.¹ + -ed suffix¹.Compare English regional (Yorkshire) addled in combinations such as weel addled well earned (1861), ready addled earned readily (1876 in the same work as quot. 1876).

English regional (Yorkshire). Obsolete.

Not earned. Cf. addle v.¹ 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > undeserving > undeserved > not earned by labour

unearned1667

unaddled1876

1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Unaddled, ungained from profits yet to be earned.

1899 Leeds Mercury Weekly Suppl. 5 Aug. 22/4 We should call money that had been acquired without effort, ‘unaddled brass’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	unaddled
释义	unaddledadj.¹ Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈadld/, U.S. /ˌənˈæd(ə)ld/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, addled adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + addled adj. Esp. of a person's brain: not muddled; sound; having the ability to think rationally and clearly. ΚΠ 1809 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 25 Feb. 314 A conclusion so obvious could have escaped no man with unaddled brains in his head. a1892 J. Allen in A. A. M. Allen Life & Serm. J. Allen (1894) 219 The common people..are comparatively unaddled by the fooleries of fashion. 1935 W. de la Mare Early One Morning xiv. 179 Flattery of the young is so usual that it is remarkable that a child with a ‘fine head’ manages to keep the brains in it unaddled. 2007 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 10 May e6 One cockamamy chase show is all my unaddled brain can handle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † unaddledadj.² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, addle v.¹, -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + addle v.¹ + -ed suffix¹.Compare English regional (Yorkshire) addled in combinations such as weel addled well earned (1861), ready addled earned readily (1876 in the same work as quot. 1876). English regional (Yorkshire). Obsolete. Not earned. Cf. addle v.¹ 1. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > undeserving > undeserved > not earned by labour unearned1667 unaddled1876 1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Unaddled, ungained from profits yet to be earned. 1899 Leeds Mercury Weekly Suppl. 5 Aug. 22/4 We should call money that had been acquired without effort, ‘unaddled brass’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.¹1809adj.²1876
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