Addle-brained

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Muddled in thought or mind; foolish; stupid.

    "She could tell him about Rusty, about the rush wedding, but then she'd have to admit what an addle-brained twit she'd been, running off without a thought or a prayer to marry a man for no reason other than that he'd asked her to."

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"She could tell him about Rusty, about the rush wedding, but then she'd have to admit what an addle-brained twit she'd been, running off without a thought or a prayer to marry a man for no reason other than that he'd asked her to."

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