Perplex vs Addle - What's the difference?
perplex | addle |
To cause to feel baffled; to .
To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated.
* John Locke
(obsolete) To plague; to vex; to torment.
(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.
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between perplex and addle
is that perplex is (obsolete) intricate; difficult while addle is (obsolete) liquid filth; mire.As verbs the difference between perplex and addle
is that perplex is to cause to feel baffled; to while 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.As adjectives the difference between perplex and addle
is that perplex is (obsolete) intricate; difficult while 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.perplex
English
Verb
(es)- What was thought obscure, perplexed , and too hard for our weak parts, will lie open to the understanding in a fair view.
- (Glanvill)
Synonyms
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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 ." .