The Only Use of
addle
in
Romeo and Juliet
- Thy head is as full of quarrels as an egg is full of meat; and yet thy head hath been beaten as addle as an egg for quarrelling.†
p. 120.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(addle) mix up or confuse
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, addled can refer to an egg whose embryo is dead.