Addle-brained

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Addle-brained \Ad"dle-brained`\, Addle-headed \Ad"dle-head`ed\,
  Addle-pated \Ad"dle-pa`ted\, a.
     Dull-witted; stupid. "The addle-brained Oberstein." --Motley.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Dull and addle-pated.                    --Dryden.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  addlebrained
       adj : stupid and confused; used especially of persons; "blathering
             like the addlepated nincompoop that you are"; "a
             confused puddingheaded, muddleheaded fellow"- Isaac
             Sterne [syn: {addlepated}, {potty}, {puddingheaded}, {muddleheaded}]