All 3 Uses of
addle
in
Gone with the Wind
- It addles women's brains.†
Chpt 2.13 *addles = confuses
- But the very notion has upset the darkies till they're right addled.†
Chpt 4.33addled = mixed up or confused
- All I knew personally was a fine old gentleman who was a mite addled.†
Chpt 4.40
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.