[
UK
/ˈædəld/
]
[ US /ˈædəɫd/ ]
[ US /ˈædəɫd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
confused and vague; used especially of thinking
woolly thinking
your addled little brain
muddleheaded ideas
woolly-headed ideas -
(of eggs) no longer edible
an addled egg
How To Use addled In A Sentence
- We paddled a little boat in the West Lake.
- A typical nest thus pointed out by an over-obliging bird was saddled neatly on a horizontal limb of a balm tree at the height of about 30 feet from the ground and the ever-present lake.
- The double nosewheel straddled the slots in the deck where the shuttle ran. THE SHADOWS OF POWER
- It is also her misfortune to have been saddled with an unappetisingly needy role. Times, Sunday Times
- He spun a chair around and straddled it as he sat down, folding his arms across the wrought iron back.
- McGregor is saddled with a tiresome everyman role, but Spacey, Clooney, and especially Bridges make some of their scenes work better than they should. Your mind won’t be blown watching “The Men Who Stare at Goats” » Scene-Stealers
- With a quick catch and lift, he passed Michael up and into unseen hands outstretched from the iron wall of the ship, and paddled ahead to an open cargo port. CHAPTER 2
- They unsaddled their mounts
- A huge black beacon waddled along, dragging a reluctant mass of iron at the end of its chain cable, followed by a roughly-built "flatty" and a huge log of silkwood. Confessions of a Beachcomber
- She pulled herself onto the bed and straddled her legs over his waist leaning forward to kiss his neck.