Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drug-addled

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: drug-ad-dled
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

mentally mixed-up or confused due to the usage of mind-bending drugs.

Example Sentences

"When HBO airs “Behind the Candelabra” on May 26, the world will get to see Matt Damon play Liberace’s drug-addled, surgically enhanced lover – a role about as far from Jason Bourne as it gets."

Etymology

From drug + addled.

Inflected Forms

more drug-addled (comparative) most drug-addled (superlative)

Questions

What does drug-addled mean?: mentally mixed-up or confused due to the usage of mind-bending drugs.
Where does drug-addled come from?: From drug + addled.

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