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   Ad·dle

   /ˈad(ə)l/

   

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) unable to think clearly; confuse: humorous "being in love must have addled your brain"
   • 2. (of an egg) become rotten, producing no chick: "the extremely hot and dry weather had caused the eggs to addle"

   adjective

   • 1. (of an egg) rotten. archaic

   Word Origin Middle English (in addle (adjective)): from Old English adela ‘liquid filth’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aal and German Adel ‘mire, puddle’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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