addled

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. (of eggs) no longer edible“an addled egg”
  2. confused and vague; used especially of thinking“muddleheaded ideas”“your addled little brain”“woolly thinking”“woolly-headed ideas”Synonyms: befuddledmuddledmuzzywoollywoolywoolly-headedwooly-minded
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Addle \Ad"dle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Addled; p. pr. & vb. n. Addling.] To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle; as, he addled his brain. "Their eggs were addled." --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
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