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Search phrase: addle

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Romeo and JulietRJ III.i.23been beaten as addle as an egg for quarrelling. Thoubin beaten as addle as an egge for quarreling: thou
Troilus and CressidaTC I.ii.133I esteem an addle egg.I esteeme an addle egge.
Troilus and CressidaTC I.ii.134If you love an addle egg as well as you love anIf you loue an addle egge as well as you loue an

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Glossary

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addleaddled, rotten, putrid
brainedfurnished with a brain, addle-brained
brainsick, brain-sickfoolish, addle-headed
brain-sicklyfoolishly, in such an addle-headed way

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addle-brainedbrained
addle-headedbrainsick, brain-sick
addle-headed way, in anbrain-sickly

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ADDLEBASICaddle adj

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