ADDLE

addle

Noun

  1. Liquid filth; mire.
  2. Lees; dregs.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A foolish or dull-witted fellow.

Verb

  1. To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living. — ''''.
  2. To thrive or grow; to ripen.
    • Kill ivy, else tree will addle no more. – ''''.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle; as, he addled his brain.
    "Their eggs were addled." .
  2. To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.

Adjective

  1. Having lost the power of development, and become rotten, as eggs; putrid.
  2. Unfruitful or confused, as brains; muddled. ''''.
  3. addled


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