addle

adjective · noun · verbA2

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more addle

Superlative

most addle

1.
Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.
addle eggs
2.
(broadly)(by extension) Unfruitful or confused; muddled.
addle brains

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

addles

1.
(obsolete)Liquid filth; mire.
2.
An unwise or intellectually impaired person.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

addles

V_ing/Gerund

addling

V_ed/pp

addled

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.
3.
(Northern England)(provincial, Northern England) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.
4.
(Northern England)(provincial, Northern England) To thrive or grow; to ripen.

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English adel (rotten), from Old English adel, adela (mire, pool, liquid excrement), from *adal, from Proto-Germanic *adalaz, *adalô (cattle urine, liquid manure).