addle-brain
- noun
- /ˈædəlˌbreɪn/
- Offensive
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mentecato
- Don't be such an addle-brain; you left your keys in the fridge again!
Examples
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She laughed and admitted she's a bit of an addle-brain when it comes to remembering appointments.
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After working for hours without a break, I felt like an addle-brain and couldn't focus on anything.
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Don't be such an addle-brain!
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She is always acting like an addle-brain when she forgets her keys.
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After working for hours without a break, I felt like an addle-brain and couldn't focus on anything.
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She laughed and admitted she's a bit of an addle-brain when it comes to remembering appointments.
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Don't be such an addle-brain; you left your keys in the fridge again!
Synonyms
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A person who often forgets things and is easily distracted
A person who is often confused or forgetful
A person who often forgets things and acts silly
A person who often forgets things and is not careful
A person who often thinks in a confused or silly way
A person who is foolish and cannot think clearly
A person who acts foolishly or forgets things
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Morphology
Etymology
Addle-brain comes from addle, a word that means 'to make confused' or 'rotten' (as in an 'addled egg'), and brain, the 'thinking part' of the head. So an addle-brain is someone whose thinking is mixed up or forgetful.