| 单词 | addled |
| 释义 | addled (once / 14223 pages) 1adj 2adj To be addled is to be fuzzy in the head, a little foggy and confused. When you're addled, you're having trouble thinking. If your favorite movie star walks by and says hello, you might be too addled to say hi back. Sometimes it's hard to think and you feel slow and befuddled. When your brain feels like it's stuck in some mental mud, you're addled. People are addled for many reasons. When you first wake up, you probably feel addled. Drinking too much makes people feel addled. A confusing situation can make you feel addled. Being in love, star struck, drunk, sleepy, or sick can make you feel addled. Avoid big decisions and important tests when you’re addled! WORD FAMILYaddle: addled, addles, addling USAGE EXAMPLESThe recurrent message is that these powerful interests foment insecurity to then foist policy changes on an addled public. Washington Post(Nov 17, 2016) Her imperiously addled Mrs. Hocheiser is one of the period’s great comic creations, as well as one of the most disturbing. New York Times(Oct 07, 2016) More fun to watch is his fey partner in crime, Buddy, played by Damon Herriman, who was memorable as the addled Dewey Crowe in “Justified.” New York Times(Sep 08, 2016) 1 adj confused and vague; used especially of thinking 2your addled little brain Syn befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, woolly-headed, wooly, wooly-minded confused mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently adj (of eggs) no longer edible an addled egg Syn stale lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age |
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