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Rareaddled
The correct spelling is addled.
How to pronounce addled
verb
IPA: /ˈæ.dəld/
Say it like: Add-led
The correct spelling is addled. (provincial) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.
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Meanings
verb
- 1.(provincial) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.
- 2.(provincial) To thrive or grow; to ripen.
- 3.To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle
- 4.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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