Sekirov Dictionary

addle

/ˈæ.dəl/

adjective 2
verb 4
noun 2
forms 5

adjective2

•
Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.
- addle eggs
•
Unfruitful or confused; muddled.
- addle brains

verb4

•
To make or become addled; to muddle or confuse.
- We still had a big pay-day coming to us, and for thirty-seven days, without a drink to addle our mental processes, we incessantly planned the spending of our money. — 1913
•
To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.
- Their eggs were addled. — 1782
•
(Northern-England) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.
- ADDLINGS, wages. "Poor addlings," small pay for work. "Hard addlings," money laboriously acquired. "Saving's good addling," as the well known saying, "a penny saved is a penny gained." — 1855
•
(Northern-England) To thrive or grow; to ripen.
- Kill ivy, or else tree will addle no more. — 1557

noun2

An unwise or intellectually impaired person.
(no longer used) Liquid filth; mire.

forms

addled · addling · addles · more addle · most addle

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