addle
Addle (adj) means having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.
Etymology
From Middle English adel (“rotten”), from Old English adel, adela (“mire, pool, liquid excrement”), from Proto-West Germanic *adal, from Proto-Germanic *adalaz, *adalô (“cattle urine, liquid manure”). Akin to Scots adill, North Frisian ethel (“urine”), Saterland Frisian adel (“dung”), Middle Low German adele (“mud, liquid manure”) (Dutch aal (“liquid manure”)), Old Swedish adel (“urine”), Danish ajle (“liquid manure”), Bavarian Adel (“liquid manure”).
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What is the meaning of addle?
"addle" (adj) means having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.
What are the different meanings of addle?
"addle" has 2 main meanings: 1. Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid; 2. Unfruitful or confused; muddled.