Without counsel or advice; foolish, heedless; resourceless, perplexed, confused.
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > confusion, muddle-headedness > [adjective] (41) redelessOE Without counsel or advice; foolish, heedless; resourceless, perplexed, confused. mopishc1300 Bewildered, confused. tottedc1500 ? Muddle-headed; or = totty, adj.2 addle1534 figurative. With reference to the diminished or rotten condition of an addle egg: empty, idle, vain… In simple predicative use. Now rare. muddy?1571 Not clear in mind; confused, muddled. Now rare. addle1576 figurative. With reference to the diminished or rotten condition of an addle egg: empty, idle, vain… attributive. Now rare. foggya1591 Of a person, concept, understanding, etc.: lacking in intellectual rigour or clarity; imprecise; obscure. foggy-brained1594 confused, muddled; (also) foolish. addled1599 figurative. Esp. of a person's brain: muddled; unsound; having lost the ability to think clearly or rationally. addle-headed1600 = addle-brained adj. bezzled1604 ? Wasted, spent, worn out, exhausted; muddled (with drinking). addle-pated1614 = addle-brained adj. addle-brained1619 (a) (of a person) having a supposedly addled or diminished brain; lacking clear or rational thought; muddled; stupid; (b) (of an action, scheme… buzzle-headeda1644 = puzzle, v. ? Hence ˈbuzzle-ˌheaded adj. (but cf. bustle-headed, adj.). puzzle-headed1729 Having a puzzled head; having confused ideas, bewildered; (also) resulting from puzzled thinking; muddled, confused. puzzle-pated1736 = puzzle-headed, adj. muddle-headed1760 Confused or disorganized in one's mind or thoughts; resulting from muddled thinking, illogical. ramble-headeda1761 Of a dazed, confused, and unfocused disposition. hulver-headed1785 (see quots.). ramfeezled1786 Worn out, exhausted; confused, muddled. muddled1790 Confused in mind, befuddled; disorganized, disordered. hoddy-doddya1798 dialect. Confused, in a whirl. muzzy-headed1798 Confused, befuddled. bother-headed1820 Stupid, foolish; muddle-headed. Also: confused. muddle-pated1823 = muddle-headed, adj. pixilated1848 Chiefly U.S. regional. Slightly crazed; bewildered, confused; fey, whimsical; (also) intoxicated. woolly1864 transferred and figurative. Lacking in definiteness or incisiveness; ‘muzzy’; (of the mind, etc.) confused and hazy; (of painting, etc.) lacking in… bungle-headed1865 mixed1880 colloquial. Mentally confused, muddled; spec. (chiefly Scottish) somewhat befuddled with drink. Obsolete. muddlesome1887 Characterized by muddling. wifty1918 Vague, imprecise; (of thinking, argument, etc.) unclear; muddle-headed, scatterbrained; fuzzy. woozy1941 Representing or marked by muddled thinking or unclear expression; lacking rigour or discipline; sloppy. spastic1981 In weakened use: uncoordinated, incompetent; foolish, stupid. slang (offensive). Subcategories:— of Aethelred (3) — of thoughts, etc. (5) |
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