English-Thai Dictionary

addle

ADJ เน่า (ไข่  rotten nao

 

addlepated

A จิต สับสน  jid-sab-son

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ADDLE

a.[Heb. to fail. ] In a morbid state; putrid; applied to eggs.
Hence, barren, producing nothing.
His brains grow addle.

 

ADDLED

a.Morbid, corrupt, putrid, or barren.

 

ADDLE-PATED

a.Having empty brains.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ADDLE

Ad "dle, n. Etym: [OE. adel, AS. adela, mud. ]

 

1. Liquid filth; mire. [Obs. ]

 

2. Lees; dregs. [Prov. Eng. ] Wright.

 

ADDLE

ADDLE Ad "dle, a.

 

Defn: Having lost the power of development, and become rotten, as eggs; putrid. Hence: Unfruitful or confused, as brains; muddled. Dryden.

 

ADDLE

Ad "dle, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Addled; p. pr. & vb. n. Addling.]

 

Defn: To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle; as, he addled his brain. "Their eggs were addled. " Cowper.

 

ADDLE

Ad "dle, v. t. & i. Etym: [OE. adlen, adilen, to gain, acquire; prob. fr. Icel. ö \'eblask to acquire property, akin to othal property. Cf. Allodial. ]

 

1. To earn by labor. [Prov. Eng. ] Forby.

 

2. To thrive or grow; to ripen. [Prov. Eng. ] Kill ivy, else tree will addle no more. Tusser.

 

ADDLE-BRAIN; ADDLE-HEAD; ADDLE-PATE

ADDLE-BRAIN; ADDLE-HEAD; ADDLE-PATE Ad "dle-brain `, Ad "dle-head `, Ad "dle-pate, n.

 

Defn: A foolish or dull-witted fellow. [Colloq. ]

 

ADDLE-BRAINED; ADDLE-HEADED; ADDLE-PATED

ADDLE-BRAINED; ADDLE-HEADED; ADDLE-PATED Ad "dle-brained `, Ad "dle-head `ed, Ad "dle-pa `ted, a.

 

Defn: Dull-witted; stupid. "The addle-brained Oberstein." Motley. Dull and addle-pated. Dryden.

 

ADDLE-PATEDNESS

ADDLE-PATEDNESS Ad "dle-pa `ted *ness, n.

 

Defn: Stupidity.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

addle

ad dle |ˈadl ˈædl | ▶verb [ with obj. ] chiefly humorous make unable to think clearly; confuse: being in love must have addled your brain. ▶adjective archaic (of an egg ) rotten. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old English adela ‘liquid filth, ’ of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aal and German Adel ‘mire, puddle. ’

 

addlebrained

ad dle brained |ˈadlˌbrānd ˈædlbreɪnd |(also addleheaded |-ˌhedid |, addlepated |-ˌpātid |) ▶adjective lacking in common sense; having a muddled mind: he made the addlebrained decision to install an uncertain rookie at point guard.

 

addled

ad dled |ˈadld ˈædld | ▶adjective 1 unable to think clearly; confused: this might just be my addled brain playing tricks | [ in combination ] : his persona as a drug-addled hell-raiser. 2 (of an egg ) rotten.

 

Addled Parliament

Addled Parliament the Parliament of James I of England (James VI of Scotland ), so known because it refused to accede to the king's requests and was dissolved without having passed any legislation.

 

Oxford Dictionary

addle

addle |ˈad (ə )l | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] chiefly humorous make (someone ) unable to think clearly; confuse: being in love must have addled your brain. 2 [ no obj. ] (of an egg ) become rotten, producing no chick. ▶adjective 1 [ in combination ] not clear or cogent; muddled: the film is addle-brained. 2 archaic (of an egg ) rotten. ORIGIN Middle English (in sense 2 of the adjective ): from Old English adela ‘liquid filth ’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aal and German Adel ‘mire, puddle ’.

 

addlebrained

ad dle brained |ˈadlˌbrānd ˈædlbreɪnd |(also addleheaded |-ˌhedid |, addlepated |-ˌpātid |) ▶adjective lacking in common sense; having a muddled mind: he made the addlebrained decision to install an uncertain rookie at point guard.

 

addled

ad ¦dled |ˈadld | ▶adjective 1 unable to think clearly; confused: this might just be my addled brain playing tricks | [ in combination ] : a drug-addled frat boy. 2 (of an egg ) rotten.

 

Addled Parliament

Addled Parliament the Parliament of James I of England (James VI of Scotland ), so known because it refused to accede to the king's requests and was dissolved without having passed any legislation.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

addled

addled adjective Patricia was noticeably addled after Pete suddenly stormed out: muddled, confused, muzzy, fuddled, befuddled, dazed, disoriented, disorientated, fuzzy; informal woozy.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

addled

addled adjective her brains were irretrievably addled: muddled, confused, fuddled, befuddled, bewildered, dazed, dizzy, disoriented, disorientated, stupefied, unbalanced, unhinged, demented, deranged; informal discombobulated, woolly, muzzy, woozy, dopey, not with it, bamboozled, fazed.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

addle

ad dle /ǽd (ə )l /動詞 他動詞 自動詞 ｟おどけて ｠(〈人の頭 精神 〉を [が ]) (思考ができないほど )混乱させる [する ].形容詞 1 ｟主に米 ｠〖複合語を作って 〗〈頭が 〉混乱した, いかれた ▸ addle -brained 頭のいかれた 2 ｟古 ｠〈卵が 〉腐った .

 

addled

á d dled 形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗混乱した 〈頭 精神など 〉; 腐った 〈卵など 〉▸ drug- addled mind 麻薬でおかしくなった精神