addle
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/ˈæ.dəl/
English
Definitions
verb
- (provincial) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.
- (provincial) To thrive or grow; to ripen.
noun
- A foolish or dull-witted fellow.
noun
- Liquid filth; mire.
- (provincial) Lees; dregs.
verb
- To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle
- To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.
adjective
- Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.“addle eggs”
- (by extension) Unfruitful or confused; muddled.“addle brains”
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Synonyms
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