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

Thesaurus

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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
addleBASIC addle adj

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