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addlebrained

[ad-l-breynd]

adjective

  1. having a muddled or confused mind; foolish, silly, or illogical.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of addlebrained1

First recorded in 1865–70; addle + brain + -ed 3
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Example Sentences

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In “Slacker,” she made a memorable appearance playing an addlebrained opportunist wandering the streets trying to sell a jar from a medical laboratory with purported pop-culture significance.

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His diatribes were racist and repugnant, but also the stuff of addlebrained, semi-grammatical fantasy.

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The bomb in Times Square, it looks pretty clear, was not the work of some addlebrained nut job.

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