Addle – Confuse mentally; muddle; Become rotten

To remember the definition of the word addle, use the following mnemonic:

Add all (addle) the contents to the mix and you get a muddled and confused mess. The eggs were definitely off!

Examples of addle used in a sentence

Addle (muddle)

The disease will addle your grandmother’s mental capacity and cause her to lose her memory.

Everyone knows excessive alcohol consumption will addle your thought processes and interfere with your common sense.

I swear my brain is addled – I can't remember what I came into the room for!

Addle (become rotten)

The eggs were addled – they really stank.

The contents of the fridge were addled just a few days after the power was cut off.

The food wasn't just addled – it was putrescent.