addled
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What rare fruit survived to maturity on these little, addled trees was misshapen, acrid, and stubbornly green on one end; in short, it tasted terrible.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Only one scene really has an impact: Ben runs into a nerd-revolutionary, adorably played by Michael Cera, who seems like a little brother of Leonardo DiCaprio’s addled old radical in “One Battle After Another.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
But, like every addled maniac, his hatred lacks focus.
From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025
They bolted at the final note to get backstage for curtain calls and were met with cheers — not a given with European audiences alternately amazed, addled and appalled by reinvented works known as regietheater.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2024
I thought too much driving had distorted my vision or addled my judgment, for the dark earth below seemed to move and pulse and breathe.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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