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addle

UK
/ˈæd.əl/
US
/ˈæd.əl/

Translations

addlenoun
UK
/ˈæd.əl/
US
/ˈæd.əl/
Obsolete: liquid filth or foul-smelling waste matter.
confusionSens archaïque.
After the sleepless night, his thoughts were in an addle.
Après cette nuit sans sommeil, ses pensées étaient dans la confusion.
Additional translations
ordure liquideSens vieilli.
addleverb
addled
Past Simple
addled
Past Participle
addling
Gerund
UK
/ˈæd.əl/
US
/ˈæd.əl/
The complex instructions addled his mind, leaving him unsure of what to do next.
Les consignes compliquées ont embrouillé son esprit, le laissant sans savoir quoi faire ensuite.
gâterSurtout au sens de rendre impropre à la consommation, notamment des œufs.
The intense heat addled the eggs, making them inedible.
La chaleur intense a gâté les œufs, les rendant immangeables.
Additional translations
se gâterSurtout en parlant des œufs.
Synonyms
baffle
confuse
bewilder
muddle
perplex
addleadjective
more addle
Comp.
most addle
Super.
UK
/ˈæd.əl/
US
/ˈæd.əl/
His addle brain couldn't grasp the concept.
Son esprit confus n'arrivait pas à saisir le concept.
avariéSe dit surtout des œufs.
The farmer discarded the addle eggs from the nesting box.
Le fermier a jeté les œufs avariés du nichoir.
Synonyms
unclear
fuzzy
dazed
disoriented
foggy
clouded
befuddled
confused
muddled

Definitions

addlenoun
Liquid filth or foul-smelling waste matter (obsolete).
The gutters were choked with addle and refuse.
A confused or muddled state; mental confusion (archaic).
After the sleepless night, his thoughts were in an addle.
addleverb
To make or become confused.
The complex instructions addled his mind, leaving him unsure of what to do next.
To cause to become rotten or spoiled, especially an egg.
The intense heat addled the eggs, making them inedible.
To become rotten or spoiled, especially of eggs.
If kept too long, the eggs will addle in the heat.
addleadjective
Mentally confused; muddled.
His addle brain couldn't grasp the concept.
Rotten; putrid (used especially of eggs).
The farmer discarded the addle eggs from the nesting box.
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