addled
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With their shallow root systems, addled by disease, the trees wouldn’t put up much resistance.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Only one scene really has an impact: Ben runs into a nerd-revolutionary, adorably played by Michael Cera, who seems like a little brother of Leonardo DiCaprio’s addled old radical in “One Battle After Another.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
But, like every addled maniac, his hatred lacks focus.
From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025
In Japan, I learned that many of the walls that toppled in 2011 had been built after World War II, when the country churned out concrete to spark its addled economy.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2024
“It’s addled his brains, but he could still be dangerous.”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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