addledadj.

Brit.

/ˈadld/, U.S.

/ˈæd(ə)ld/

Forms: see addle n. and adj. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: addle adj.

Etymology: Apparently an alteration of addle adj. after adjectives in -ed suffix¹. Compare later addle v.²

1. figurative. Esp. of a person's brain: muddled; unsound; having lost the ability to think clearly or rationally.

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

1599 R. Roche Eustathia sig. D8 The wayward worme, within their adled braines, Was nibling still.

1652 W. Charleton Darknes Atheism vi. 202 Chimæra's, hatched in the adled brains of mad men, Poets, and idolatrous Pagans.

1736 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 100/2 For addled heads, the pill, and potion.

1839 W. S. Landor Giovanna of Naples iv. iii, in Andrea of Hungary & Giovanna of Naples 177 Those who have risen from the people's fist Perch first upon their shoulders, then upon Their heads, and then devour their addled brain.

1929 C. Kirkpatrick Relig. in Human Affairs vii. 188 Many a poor addled mind is obsessed by a conviction of divinity.

1961 Life 25 Aug. 26/4 I picked up a copy of Life and headed home, pretty well addled myself.

2003 S. Brown Free Gift Inside! 142 In the early months of 1977..he imposed a punishing schedule of personal appearances on the addled, unwell superstar.

2. Of an egg: that has become rotten; that has failed to produce a chick. Cf. addle v.² 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > eggs > [adjective] > bad

addlec1275

addledc1630

c1630 T. F. Fooles Bolt (single sheet) 1/1 Whose braines are like an adled egge.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iv. vi. 194 Eggs, wherof the sound ones sink, and such as are addled swim; as do also those that are termed hypanemiae, or wind eggs.

1715 L. Theobald tr. Aristophanes Plutus ii. 43 Some pinch-gutted Ale-house keeper, or a Retailer of Addled Eggs and Shotten Herrings.

1803 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. II. 170 The air, having by degrees made its escape, the egg is at length become putrid or addled.

1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. i. 47 Things don't happen because they're bad or good, else all eggs would be addled or none at all.

1901 Nature Notes 12 157 On blowing the white egg I found it was addled, and had a very thin shell.

1995 M. Houle Prairie Keepers xx. 153 Three young, nearly ready to fledge, and an addled egg.

2005 Daily News-Record (Harrisonburg, Va.) 18 Apr. 20/2 Addled eggs will remain unhatched and the geese will be ready to molt.

Compounds

Addled Parliament n. the Parliament of James I of England (James VI of Scotland), April–June 1614, which refused to accede to the king's requests and was dissolved without having passed any legislation; cf. earlier addle parliament n. at addle n. and adj. Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > English or British parliament > [noun] > a particular English or British parliament > specific

great Parliamentc1450

Good Parliament1580

addle parliament1614

giunto1641

junto1641

Unlearned Parliament1643

Long Parliament1646

rump?1653

Short Parliament1653

lay Parliament1655

Barebone's Parliament1657

Rump Parliament1659

Little Parliamenta1675

Long Parliament1678

Pensioner Parliament1678

Pensioned Parliament1681

Bluestocking Parliamenta1683

Pension Parliament1682

Pensionary Parliament1690

marvellous Parliament?1706

rumple1725

lack-learning Parliament1765

unreported Parliament1839

Cavalier Parliament1849

Addled Parliament1857

merciless Parliament1875

wonderful Parliament1878

nominated Parliament1898

1857 Ann. Eng. II. 353, a.d. 1614 The parliament meets April 5, and is dissolved June 7, without passing a single act... It was in consequence nicknamed the ‘addled parliament’.

1931 J. A. Williamson Evol. Eng. v. 224 It was called the Addled Parliament, since it had hatched nothing.

2006 Medieval & Renaissance Drama Eng. (Nexis) 19 259 The Addled Parliament went so far as to propose that Catholics should ‘weare yellowe Cappes and slippers’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	addled
释义	addledadj. Brit. /ˈadld/, U.S. /ˈæd(ə)ld/ Forms: see addle n. and adj. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: addle adj. Etymology: Apparently an alteration of addle adj. after adjectives in -ed suffix¹. Compare later addle v.² 1. figurative. Esp. of a person's brain: muddled; unsound; having lost the ability to think clearly or rationally. 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 1599 R. Roche Eustathia sig. D8 The wayward worme, within their adled braines, Was nibling still. 1652 W. Charleton Darknes Atheism vi. 202 Chimæra's, hatched in the adled brains of mad men, Poets, and idolatrous Pagans. 1736 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 100/2 For addled heads, the pill, and potion. 1839 W. S. Landor Giovanna of Naples iv. iii, in Andrea of Hungary & Giovanna of Naples 177 Those who have risen from the people's fist Perch first upon their shoulders, then upon Their heads, and then devour their addled brain. 1929 C. Kirkpatrick Relig. in Human Affairs vii. 188 Many a poor addled mind is obsessed by a conviction of divinity. 1961 Life 25 Aug. 26/4 I picked up a copy of Life and headed home, pretty well addled myself. 2003 S. Brown Free Gift Inside! 142 In the early months of 1977..he imposed a punishing schedule of personal appearances on the addled, unwell superstar. 2. Of an egg: that has become rotten; that has failed to produce a chick. Cf. addle v.² 2. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > eggs > [adjective] > bad addlec1275 addledc1630 c1630 T. F. Fooles Bolt (single sheet) 1/1 Whose braines are like an adled egge. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iv. vi. 194 Eggs, wherof the sound ones sink, and such as are addled swim; as do also those that are termed hypanemiae, or wind eggs. 1715 L. Theobald tr. Aristophanes Plutus ii. 43 Some pinch-gutted Ale-house keeper, or a Retailer of Addled Eggs and Shotten Herrings. 1803 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. II. 170 The air, having by degrees made its escape, the egg is at length become putrid or addled. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. i. 47 Things don't happen because they're bad or good, else all eggs would be addled or none at all. 1901 Nature Notes 12 157 On blowing the white egg I found it was addled, and had a very thin shell. 1995 M. Houle Prairie Keepers xx. 153 Three young, nearly ready to fledge, and an addled egg. 2005 Daily News-Record (Harrisonburg, Va.) 18 Apr. 20/2 Addled eggs will remain unhatched and the geese will be ready to molt. Compounds Addled Parliament n. the Parliament of James I of England (James VI of Scotland), April–June 1614, which refused to accede to the king's requests and was dissolved without having passed any legislation; cf. earlier addle parliament n. at addle n. and adj. Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > English or British parliament > [noun] > a particular English or British parliament > specific great Parliamentc1450 Good Parliament1580 addle parliament1614 giunto1641 junto1641 Unlearned Parliament1643 Long Parliament1646 rump?1653 Short Parliament1653 lay Parliament1655 Barebone's Parliament1657 Rump Parliament1659 Little Parliamenta1675 Long Parliament1678 Pensioner Parliament1678 Pensioned Parliament1681 Bluestocking Parliamenta1683 Pension Parliament1682 Pensionary Parliament1690 marvellous Parliament?1706 rumple1725 lack-learning Parliament1765 unreported Parliament1839 Cavalier Parliament1849 Addled Parliament1857 merciless Parliament1875 wonderful Parliament1878 nominated Parliament1898 1857 Ann. Eng. II. 353, a.d. 1614 The parliament meets April 5, and is dissolved June 7, without passing a single act... It was in consequence nicknamed the ‘addled parliament’. 1931 J. A. Williamson Evol. Eng. v. 224 It was called the Addled Parliament, since it had hatched nothing. 2006 Medieval & Renaissance Drama Eng. (Nexis) 19 259 The Addled Parliament went so far as to propose that Catholics should ‘weare yellowe Cappes and slippers’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1599
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