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Definition of: addle
(ad′l) v. ad·dled, ad·dling v.i.
1. To become spoiled, as eggs.
2. To become muddled or mixed up, as a discourse.
—v.t.
3. To cause to spoil.
4. To cause to become confused.
—adjective
1. Spoiled, as eggs; rotten.
2. Confused; mixed up, as discourse: now generally in compounds: addle-pated. [OE adela liquid filth]
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