addlepated

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Guinness is loftily addlepated as a Royal Navy captain whose stomach is so queasy that he tosses his tiffin whenever he sights open water, even in a fish bowl.

From Time Magazine Archive

Government, alarmed by the draft's showing�that half the nation's young men are ill-toothed, nearsighted, addlepated or otherwise unfit�last week took steps to improve the physique of U.S. manhood.

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Artist Marc Rosenthal's cartoons have the cheerful, addlepated look of a comics page from 60 years ago.

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Dear Mom recounts the adventures of an addlepated rookie named Homer Stubbs, and his highborn pal Red Foster, son of a factory owner, who helps him badger a tough top-sergeant called Monihan.

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He used to act all addlepated when he was round her, like she was honey and he was the buzzin’ bee.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper