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addlepated

 
Dictionary: ad·dle·pat·ed   (ăd'l-pā'tĭd) pronunciation
 
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adj.
  1. Befuddled; confused.
  2. Eccentric; peculiar: “[Her] estates . . . are odes to addlepated excess, a melange of priceless antiques and thrift-store horrors” (Michelle Green).
  3. Senseless; mad: “led the addlepated charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava” (Thomas Flanagan).

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adjective

    Mentally uncertain: addled, confounded, confused, confusional, muddle-headed, perplexed, turbid. Informal mixed-up. See clear/unclear.

 
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: stupid and confused; used especially of persons
  Synonyms: addlebrained, potty, puddingheaded, muddleheaded

 
 
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