(verb) mix up or confuse. Synonyms: addle, muddle, puddle. Example:"He muddled the issues."
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Verb Definition 1
(verb) become rotten. Synonyms: addle. Example:"Addled eggs."
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Verb Definition 2
(adj)(of eggs) no longer edible. Example:"An addled egg."
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Adjective Definition 1
(adj) confused and vague; used especially of thinking. Synonyms: befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded. Examples:"Muddleheaded ideas.""Your addled little brain.""Woolly thinking.""Woolly-headed ideas."