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fuddled adjective [ ˈfʌdld ]

• confused or stupefied, especially as a result of drinking alcohol.
• "fuddled drinkers spilt their brandy and slid beneath the table"
Similar: stupefied, addled, befuddled, confused, muddled, bewildered, dumbfounded, dazed, stunned, dizzy, muzzy, groggy, foggy, fuzzy, vague, disorientated, disoriented, all at sea, mixed up, at a loss, at sixes and sevens, dopey, woozy, woolly-minded, discombobulated, fazed, not with it,
Opposite: clear, sharp,

fuddle verb

• confuse or stupefy (someone), especially with alcohol.
• "that wine after dinner must have fuddled me"
Origin: late 16th century (in the sense ‘go on a drinking bout’): of unknown origin.


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