(of eggs) Bad, rotten; inviable, containing a dead embryo. / Confused; mixed up. / (obsolete) Morbid, corrupt, putrid, or barren.

Alternative form of addlings (earnings).

The act of causing fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell or other outer layer.

present participle of addle.

plural of ADDL

(medicine) Initialism of amyloid beta-derived diffusible ligand: a kind of toxic oligomer implicated in Alzheimer's disease.

(derogatory) A foolish or dull-witted person.

(archaic, idiomatic) A foolish or dull-witted person.

Alternative spelling of addlepatedness

plural of addle pate