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betwattled

betwattled adjective: surprised, confounded, befuddled, to be in a distressed state of mind. Also the simple past and past participle of betwattle.

Adjective

betwattled (comparative more betwattled, superlative most betwattled)

  1. (West-Country, archaic) surprised, confounded, befuddled, to be in a distressed state of mind.
    • But everybody—except Anwara, who was plainly betwattled—admitted the child was strange.2007, Eloise McGraw, The Moorchild, page 39
    • I'm betwattled about the twatty things this no name is saying.2016 March 4, “Champions League does not need likes of Leicester, says US sports executive”, in Reddit, r/Soccer

Also used as

betwattled is also the simple past and past participle of betwattle.

Forms of betwattled

comparativemore betwattled
superlativemost betwattled
alternative formbetwaddled

Origin of betwattled

Late 18th century Dorset British slang for confused, bewildered. From be- + twattle (“to talk”) + -ed.

Questions about betwattled

What does betwattled mean?
Betwattled means surprised, confounded, befuddled, to be in a distressed state of mind.
What part of speech is betwattled?
Betwattled is an adjective.

Words near betwattled in the dictionary

  1. betwaddle
  2. betwaddled
  3. betwaddles
  4. betwaddling
  5. betwattle
  6. betwattled
  7. betwattles
  8. betwattling
  9. between
  10. between a rock and a hard place
  11. between decks

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