addle

[ ad-l ]

/ ˈæd l /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR addle ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with or without object), ad·dled, ad·dling.

to make or become confused.

to make or become rotten, as eggs.

adjective

mentally confused; muddled.

rotten: addle eggs.

Origin of addle

before 1000; Middle English adel rotten, Old English adela liquid, filth; cognate with Middle Low German adele liquid manure

OTHER WORDS FROM addle

un·ad·dled, adjective

Words nearby addle

additive group, additive identity, additive inverse, additive process, additory, addle, addlebrained, addlepated, addn., addnl., add-on

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for addle

We gave it up when the puzzle threatened to addle our brains, and prepared to start away on our journey.
The Campfire Girls Go Motoring|Hildegard G. Frey
And ever since he had been repeating to himself, “What do they addle?”
A Month in Yorkshire|Walter White
Thy head is as full of quarrels as an egg is full of meat, and yet thy head hath been beaten as addle as an egg for quarrelling.
Shakespeare's Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet|William Shakespeare
My strong ale must have got into your addle pate with a vengeance.
Windsor Castle|William Harrison Ainsworth

Then came a tender half-playful recommendation to his daughter not to addle her brains with overmuch thinking.
Into the Highways and Hedges|F. F. Montrsor (Frances Frederica)

British Dictionary definitions for addle (1 of 2)

addle¹

/ (ˈædəl) /

verb

to make or become confused or muddled

to make or become rotten

adjective

(in combination) indicating a confused or muddled stateaddle-brained; addle-pated

Word Origin for addle

C18: (vb), back formation from addled, from c13 addle rotten, from Old English adela filth; related to dialect German Addel liquid manure

British Dictionary definitions for addle (2 of 2)

addle²

/ (ˈædəl) /

verb

Northern English dialect to earn (money or one's living)

Word Origin for addle

C13: addlen, from Old Norse öthlask to gain possession of property, from ōthal property

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	addle
释义	addle [ ad-l ] / ˈæd l / SEE SYNONYMS FOR addle ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with or without object), ad·dled, ad·dling. to make or become confused. to make or become rotten, as eggs. adjective mentally confused; muddled. rotten: addle eggs. Origin of addle before 1000; Middle English adel rotten, Old English adela liquid, filth; cognate with Middle Low German adele liquid manure OTHER WORDS FROM addle un·ad·dled, adjective Words nearby addle additive group, additive identity, additive inverse, additive process, additory, addle, addlebrained, addlepated, addn., addnl., add-on Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for addle We gave it up when the puzzle threatened to addle our brains, and prepared to start away on our journey. The Campfire Girls Go Motoring\|Hildegard G. Frey And ever since he had been repeating to himself, “What do they addle?” A Month in Yorkshire\|Walter White Thy head is as full of quarrels as an egg is full of meat, and yet thy head hath been beaten as addle as an egg for quarrelling. Shakespeare's Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet\|William Shakespeare My strong ale must have got into your addle pate with a vengeance. Windsor Castle\|William Harrison Ainsworth Then came a tender half-playful recommendation to his daughter not to addle her brains with overmuch thinking. Into the Highways and Hedges\|F. F. Montrsor (Frances Frederica) British Dictionary definitions for addle (1 of 2) addle¹ / (ˈædəl) / verb to make or become confused or muddled to make or become rotten adjective (in combination) indicating a confused or muddled stateaddle-brained; addle-pated Word Origin for addle C18: (vb), back formation from addled, from c13 addle rotten, from Old English adela filth; related to dialect German Addel liquid manure British Dictionary definitions for addle (2 of 2) addle² / (ˈædəl) / verb Northern English dialect to earn (money or one's living) Word Origin for addle C13: addlen, from Old Norse öthlask to gain possession of property, from ōthal property Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to addle mystify, baffle, perplex, bewilder, discombobulate, befuddle, muddy, disconcert, muddle, confound, puzzle, fuddle, mix up
随便看	endorsee endorsement endosalpingitis endosarc endoscope endoscopic biopsy endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography endoscopy endoskeleton endosmosis endosome endosonoscopy endosperm endospore endosporium endostatin endosteitis endosteoma endosteum endostosis endostyle endosulfan endosymbiont endosymbiosis endotendineum

addle

verb (used with or without object), ad·dled, ad·dling.

adjective

Origin of addle

OTHER WORDS FROM addle

Words nearby addle

Example sentences from the Web for addle

British Dictionary definitions for addle (1 of 2)

verb

adjective

Word Origin for addle

British Dictionary definitions for addle (2 of 2)

verb

Word Origin for addle

Words related to addle