Addle and Dopey

Addle

Addle adjective - Suffering from mental confusion.
Usage example: my brain grew more and more addle as I made my way through the tax instructions

Dopey and addle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dopey" instead an adjective "Addle".

Nearby Words: addled, addling

Dopey

Dopey adjective - Suffering from mental confusion.
Usage example: we were still dopey from having all those facts and figures thrown at us

Addle and dopey are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Addle" instead an adjective "Dopey".

Nearby Words: dope, dopy
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