addle

Meaning

Verb

1. To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.
2. To thrive or grow; to ripen.

Adj

1. Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.
2. Unfruitful or confused; muddled.

Noun

Liquid filth; mire.

Noun

A foolish or dull-witted fellow.

Synonyms

rotten

puddle

muddle

disarrange

stir up

disarray

confuse

perplex

agitate

break up

clutter

commingle

commix

compound

concoct

confect

decay

decayed

derange

disorganize

disrupt

dissolve

disturb

extravagant

flummox

fold

fox

🦊

fuddle

groggy

heterodyne

immingle

immix

incite

intermix

jumble

meld

mingle

mix

mix in

mix up

motley

muddy

obfuscate

obscure

paddle

putrefied

putrefy

putrid

puzzle

randomise

ravel

resolve

rile

ruffle

rumple

scramble

shaky

shrivel

snarl

sophisticate

spoil

stir

stump

tangle

toss

tottering

trouble

turn

tussle

unbalanced

upset

wilt

wither

abash

throw together

adulterate

arouse

bad

👎

barren

befuddle

bemuse

bewilder

blend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæ.dəl/

Etymology

From Middle English addlen, adlen, from Old English edlēan (“reward, pay-back”), edlēanian (“to reward, recompense”); or from or cognate with Old Norse ǫðlask (“to gain possession of property”), from ōðal (“owndom, property”).