Associations to the word «Addle»
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Wiktionary
ADDLE, verb. (provincial) (Northern England) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living. — Forby.
ADDLE, verb. (provincial) (Northern England) To thrive or grow; to ripen.
ADDLE, adjective. Having lost the power of development, and become rotten, as eggs; putrid.
ADDLE, adjective. (by extension) Unfruitful or confused, as brains; muddled. John Dryden.
ADDLE, adjective. Addled
ADDLE, noun. (obsolete) Liquid filth; mire.
ADDLE, noun. (provincial) Lees; dregs.
ADDLE, verb. To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle; as, he addled his brain.
ADDLE, verb. To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.
ADDLE, noun. A foolish or dull-witted fellow.
ADDLE PATE, noun. (1811) A foolish or dull-witted person.
ADDLE PATES, noun. Plural of addle pate
Dictionary definition
ADDLE, verb. Mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues".
ADDLE, verb. Become rotten; "addled eggs".
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.