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First recorded before 1000.
Fom Old English adela, meaning \"filth, mud.\"

\r\nEXAMPLES OF ADDLE\r\n

The complicated furniture manual addled my thoughts — I couldn't make sense of a single step!
A lack of sleep can addle your decision-making abilities.

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