addled

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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

Though he’d been addled by the ailment, he understood that his son had managed to preserve the family business.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2025

No mastermind, Musk is more Scaramucci 2.0—an addled and overcaffeinated whirlwind that we all hoped would be one more chapter to which we could say: “Whoa, that was wild. Next.”

From Slate • Feb. 7, 2025

But, like every addled maniac, his hatred lacks focus.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025

He felt like the lethargy of the addled sea creatures was starting to affect him.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan