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Baffled vs Addled - What's the difference?

baffled | addled |

As adjectives the difference between baffled and addled

is that baffled is thoroughly confused, puzzled while addled is (of eggs) bad, rotten; inviable, containing a dead embryo.

As a verb addled is

(addle).

baffled

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • thoroughly confused, puzzled
  • having baffles

    • See also

    * baffle

    addled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (addle)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of eggs) bad, rotten; inviable, containing a dead embryo
  • Confused]]; [[mix up, mixed up.
  • (obsolete) morbid, corrupt, putrid, or barren. Webster's Dictionary 1828 edition

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