Addle vs Faddle - What's the difference?
addle | faddle |
(provincial, Northern England) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living. — .
(provincial, Northern England) To thrive or grow; to ripen.
:* Kill ivy, else tree will addle no more. – .
Having lost the power of development, and become rotten, as eggs; putrid.
(by extension) Unfruitful]] or confused, as brains; muddled. [[w:John Dryden, John Dryden .
addled
To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle; as, he addled his brain.
To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.
As verbs the difference between addle and faddle
is that addle is (provincial|northern england) to earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living — or addle can be to make addle; to grow addle; to muddle; as, he addled his brain while faddle is to trifle; to toy.As an adjective addle
is having lost the power of development, and become rotten, as eggs; putrid.As a noun addle
is (obsolete) liquid filth; mire or addle can be a foolish or dull-witted fellow.addle
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) addlen, from (etyl) .Verb
(addl)Etymology 2
From (etyl) .Adjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
* addle-brain * addle-headed * addle-pated * addle plot * addleness * addlepatedVerb
(addl)- "Their eggs were addled ." .