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Word: addle (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • by extension Unfruitful or John Dryden''.
  • Having lost the power of development, and become rotten, as eggs; putrid.
  • See addled.

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Noun:

  • provincial Lees; dregs. ''Wright''
  • obsolete Liquid filth; mire.

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Verb:

  • provincial To earn by labor. ''Forby''.
  • provincial To thrive or grow; to ripen.
  • : "Their eggs were '''addled'''." William Cowper.
  • To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.
  • To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle; as, he '''addled''' his brain.

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