addled

adjective

ad·dled ˈa-dᵊld

Synonyms of addled next

: thrown into confusion : confused

his addled brain/mind

… vainly endeavouring to master some task … which, to the addled brain of the crushed boy of nineteen, was a sealed and hopeless mystery.—

Charles Dickens

of an egg : rotten, addle

She was romantic, she was sentimental, she had a passion for little secrets and mysteries—a very innocent passion, for her secrets had hitherto always been as unpractical as addled eggs.—

Henry James

Examples of addled in a Sentence

addled eggs found on a long abandoned hen's nest one of the more addled audience members confused Ghana with Guyana

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The episode hinges on Novak’s ability to sell Nandor’s transformation from seemingly addled while lecturing a warehouse full of mannequins, to roguishly determined when commanding his followers to set Dartmouth University on fire. —

Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024 Back at the Harris rally, Carvey came out as a squinting and addled Biden, talking in circles before Harris finally tried to push him off the stage. —

Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 28 Sep. 2024 In the span of about a week, she’s become an icon for our addled times. —

Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2024 Season 4 opens with a slap to the face, which involves the addled actions of slow horse agent River Cartwright’s (Jack Lowden) grandfather David (Jonathan Pryce) — a former MI5 figure with clout. —

Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for addled