addled
/ˈæ.dəld/
verb
- 1
(provincial) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.
- 2
(provincial) To thrive or grow; to ripen.
verb
- 1
To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle
- 2
To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.
adjective
- 1
(of eggs) Bad, rotten; inviable, containing a dead embryo.
- 2
Confused; mixed up.
- 3
Morbid, corrupt, putrid, or barren.
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