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Definition of Addlebrained
1. Adjective. Stupid and confused. "A confused puddingheaded, muddleheaded fellow"
Definition of Addlebrained
1. a. Dull-witted; stupid.
Definition of Addlebrained
1. Adjective. stupid and confused or muddled ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Addlebrained
Literary usage of Addlebrained
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Compendious History of English Literature, and of the English Language by George Lillie Craik (1861)
"O, ye addlebrained cits! Who henceforth, in their wits, Would trust their youth
to your heeding ? When in diamonds and gold Ye have him thus enrolled ? ..."
2. God and War: An Exposition of the Principles Underlying Creative Peace by Daniel Roy Freeman (1915)
"... with bands playing and bunting flying, only because they are too addlebrained
or bovine to examine the hull and see that it leaks. ..."
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