adjective · rare

addle

addle · more addle · most addle

тухлый

verwelkt, verrottet, verwirrt, durcheinander

Having lost the power of development, and become rottenHaving lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.

/ˈæ.dəl/

» I'm old, but my brain is not that addled yet.

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Meaning

2 senses

Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.
addle eggs
verwelkt, verrottet
ту́хлыйtúxlyj
(broadly)Unfruitful or confused; muddled.
addle brains
verwirrt, durcheinander

Examples

2 sentences

I'm old, but my brain is not that addled yet.
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The fumes of the wine were mounting steadily to addle his indifferent brains.
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Translations

2 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

rotten:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

rotten:

confused:

Origin

From Middle English adel (“rotten”), from Old English adel, adela (“mire, pool, liquid exc

From Middle English adel (“rotten”), from Old English adel, adela (“mire, pool, liquid excrement”), from Proto-West Germanic *adal, from Proto-Germanic *adalaz, *adalô (“cattle urine, liquid manure”).

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