addling
Making thoughts murky
Addling is the present participle of addle, meaning to confuse or muddle.
Brains addle, eggs addle (spoil before hatching), and thoughts become addled through drink or age.
The heat was addling my brain.
Stop addling the issue with irrelevant details.
Causing mental confusion
- bafflingImpossible to understand
- puzzlingCausing confusion or bewilderment
- bewilderingCausing utter confusion
- mystifyingCausing complete confusion
befuddling · muddling · disorienting · discombobulating · flummoxing · obscuring · clouding · complicating
Unable to understand
- befuddledMentally confused, disoriented
- muddledIn a confused state
- dazedShocked into mental fog
- foggyObscured by vapor
disoriented · perplexed · bewildered · stupefied · nonplussed · stumped · flustered · disconcerted
perplexing
Causing mental confusion
- bafflingImpossible to understand
- puzzlingCausing confusion or bewilderment
- bewilderingCausing utter confusion
mystifying · befuddling · muddling · disorienting · discombobulating · flummoxing · obscuring · clouding · complicating · jumbling
confused
Unable to understand
foggy · disoriented · perplexed · bewildered · stupefied · nonplussed · stumped · flustered · disconcerted · fuzzy-headed
rotten
Decomposed or corrupt
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
- putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
- decomposedBroken into simpler parts
embryo · incubation · candling · infertile · unhatched · decayed · foul · stale · bad · fetid
addlingclarifying
Making something understandable
clearing · sharpening · enlightening · focusing · elucidating
addlingfertilizing
Adding nutrients to soil
developing · incubating · quickening · hatching · vivifying