Definition: (adjective) Stupid and confused.
Synonyms: muddleheaded, puddingheaded.
Usage: George was so shocked by the failure of his overseas investments that he began babbling to his accountant like an addlepated nincompoop.
Discuss
addlepated
More Stories Like These
In Today's Word
virescent
adjective: 1. Greenish. 2. Turning green.
In Today's Word
ebullient
Definition: (adjective) Zestfully enthusiastic. Synonyms: exuberant, high-spirited. Usage: His ebullient spirits were always on tap on the slightest …
In Today's Word
dabble
Definition: (verb) Work with in an amateurish manner. Synonyms: smatter, play around. Usage: She dabbles in astronomy, but …
In Today's Word
palpitate
Definition: (verb) Shake with fast, tremulous movements. Synonyms: quake, quiver. Usage: The encounter with the robber made me …
In Today's Word
labored
Definition: (adjective) Requiring or showing effort. Synonyms: heavy. Usage: He knocked again, harder than before, for behind him …
In Today's Word
midden
Definition: (noun) A dunghill or refuse heap. Synonyms: muckheap, muckhill, dunghill. Usage: His opponent, as proud as the …
In Today's Word
distend
Definition: (verb) To cause to expand by or as if by internal pressure; dilate. Synonyms: dilate. Usage: It …
In Today's Word
fanfare
Definition: (noun) A spectacular public display. Synonyms: ostentation. Usage: Because they were considered hometown heroes, the returning astronauts …
In Today's Word
thespian
noun: An actor. adjective: Relating to drama.
In Today's Word
visceral
adjective: 1. Related to viscera. 2. Instinctive, not reasoning or intellectual. 3. Dealing with base emotions; earthy, crude.