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addle-plots

addle-plots is the plural of addle-plot.

Meaning of addle-plot

Noun

addle-plot (plural addle-plots)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic) Synonym of spoilsport, one who ruins other's plans or enjoyment of something.
    • 'Never shall it be said of me that I'm an addle-plot, I promise you! I collect that you are going to visit a friend, or perhaps a relation?'2008, Georgette Heyer, Lady of Quality, page 13
    Synonyms:
    spoilsport, one who ruins other's plans or enjoyment of something

Questions about addle-plots

What is addle-plots the plural of?
Addle-plots is the plural of addle-plot.

Words near addle-plots in the dictionary

  1. addle-brains
  2. addle-headed
  3. addle-pated
  4. addle-patedness
  5. addle-plot
  6. addle-plots
  7. addlebrain
  8. addlebrained
  9. addlebrains
  10. addled
  11. addlehead

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