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addlebrained

addlebrained adjective: synonym of addlepated.

Adjective

addlebrained (comparative more addlebrained, superlative most addlebrained)

  1. Synonym of addlepated.
    Synonyms:
    addlepated

Synonyms of addlebrained

Forms of addlebrained

comparativemore addlebrained
superlativemost addlebrained
alternative formaddle-brained

Origin of addlebrained

From addle + brained.

Questions about addlebrained

What does addlebrained mean?
Addlebrained means synonym of addlepated.
What part of speech is addlebrained?
Addlebrained is an adjective.

Words near addlebrained in the dictionary

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

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