as in dazed
suffering from mental confusion
my brain grew more and more addle as I made my way through the tax instructions
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as in to bewilder
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
after slipping on the ice, Bethany was so addled that she left her groceries where they'd fallen
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Will Stephenson, Harper’s Magazine , 13 Mar. 2023
Should’ve tried the Irish cheese instead, per Mc Gee’s words; perhaps I was addled by my cocktail, the Dubliner, a smooth mix of Irish whiskey, orange liqueur, vermouth, and orange bitters.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2023
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In The Dog of the South there is the Demerol-addled, disgraced Dr. Reo Symes, whose life story threatens beautifully to overtake the book’s ostensible plot.
—Will Stephenson, Harper’s Magazine , 13 Mar. 2023
Should’ve tried the Irish cheese instead, per Mc Gee’s words; perhaps I was addled by my cocktail, the Dubliner, a smooth mix of Irish whiskey, orange liqueur, vermouth, and orange bitters.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2023
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“Addle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addle. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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