addle-pated

adj

a literary word for addled¹

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addle
addle-headed

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Those were their cards and they had to play them, willy-nilly, hunchbacked or straight backed, crippled or clean-limbed, addle-pated or clear- headed.

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M1 those revolting bonded double-knit po-jamas--buttonless v-necks and beltless trousers--as well as such addle-pated experiments as the Pirates' pillbox caps and the Astros' rainbow jerseys.

Mike Shropshire. Seasons in Hell: With Billy Martin, Whitey Herzog and "The Worst Baseball Team in History," The 1973-1975 Texas Rangers

If some smokers say this and believe it, then there's no escaping that they are addle-pated.