addled
Americanadjective
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confused, especially mentally.
Given her addled state, the police discounted much of what the witness had to say.
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(of an egg) not able to produce viable young.
One of the nests had two chicks and two addled eggs.
verb
Other Word Forms
- unaddled adjective
Etymology
Origin of addled
Example Sentences
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We should not seek ethical guidance from addled entertainers, but we can find insights into our temporal and spiritual condition.
Some people might think a half name would make a person addled in the brain or even dangerous.
From Literature
“That location is Salieri’s increasingly addled brain and what happens within that brain strikes me as eminently contemporary.”
From Los Angeles Times
Only one scene really has an impact: Ben runs into a nerd-revolutionary, adorably played by Michael Cera, who seems like a little brother of Leonardo DiCaprio’s addled old radical in “One Battle After Another.”
For 18 years, Clayton Kershaw pitched through the gamut of emotions as both a hero and a villain, moments of euphoria addled with spells of despair, picturesque summers disappearing into the wicked wilds of October.
From Los Angeles Times
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