EGAVE

addle

About 0.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.
    addle eggs
  2. adjective Unfruitful or confused; muddled.
    addle brains
  3. noun Liquid filth; mire.
  4. verb To make or become addled; to muddle or confuse.
    to addle someone's brain
  5. verb To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.
  6. noun An unwise or intellectually impaired person.
  7. verb To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.
  8. verb To thrive or grow; to ripen.

Similar words

muddle puddle disorient confuse discombobulate befuddle confound pate fluster anagrams

Often followed by

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Word family

addled addles addling

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