addlepated

Definition

Addled; confused; stupid; flustered.

Etymology

From addle + pated.

Example Sentences

• "Let euery idle addle-pated gull With stinking sweet Tobacco stuffe his skull."
• "Hallo father, here’s Pecksniff! He gets more addle-pated every day he lives, I do believe,’ muttered Jonas, shaking his honoured parent roundly."
• "“[…] I don’t really know if I’m doing right—it may make you more addle-pated than ever—but you can ask Diana to come over and spend the afternoon with you and have tea here.”"