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addle

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Synonyms: paddle, saddle, waddle, raddle, adle, adde, adele, maddle, addie, daddle, faddle

Antonyms: paddle, saddle, waddle, raddle, adle, adde, adele, maddle, addie, daddle, faddle

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

  1. Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.
    • addle eggs
  2. Unfruitful or confused; muddled.
    • addle brains

Noun

  1. Liquid filth; mire.

Verb

  1. To make or become addled; to muddle or confuse.
    • to addle someone's brain
  2. To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.

Noun

  1. An unwise or intellectually impaired person.

Verb

  1. To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.
  2. To thrive or grow; to ripen.

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