Usually means: Confused, muddled thinking or perception.
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  1. addlebrained: Merriam-Webster
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  4. addlebrained: Wiktionary
  5. addlebrained: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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  13. addlebrained: Merriam-Webster

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▸ adjective:  stupid and confused or muddled

Similar:
muddleheaded, addlepated, confused, potty, puddingheaded, addle-brained, fuddlebrained, madbrained, addleheaded, cockbrained, more...

Opposite:
clear-headed, lucid, focused, sharp, intelligent

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Similar:
muddleheaded, addlepated, confused, potty, puddingheaded, addle-brained, fuddlebrained, madbrained, addleheaded, cockbrained, more...

Opposite:
clear-headed, lucid, focused, sharp, intelligent



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