addl

v. t. & i. [ OE. adlen, adilen, to gain, acquire; prob. fr. Icel. öðlask to acquire property, akin to oðal property. Cf. Allodial. ] 1. To earn by labor. [ Prov. Eng. ] Forby. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To thrive or grow; to ripen. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Kill ivy, else tree will addle no more. Tusser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. adel, AS. adela, mud. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Liquid filth; mire. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Lees; dregs. [ Prov. Eng. ] Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having lost the power of development, and become rotten, as eggs; putrid. Hence: Unfruitful or confused, as brains; muddled. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. A foolish or dull-witted fellow. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Dull-witted; stupid. “The addle-brained Oberstein.” Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dull and addle-pated. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Stupidity. [ 1913 Webster ]