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Addlebrained 84% connected

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Addlebrained 84% connected

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Addled 84% connected

of Addle

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Addled 84% connected

of Addle

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Addlepated 84% connected

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Addlepated 84% connected

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Befogged 84% connected

of Befog

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Befogged 84% connected

of Befog

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Befuddled 84% connected

of Befuddle

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Befuddled 84% connected

of Befuddle

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Clouded 84% connected

of Cloud

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Clouded 84% connected

of Cloud

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Dazed 84% connected

of Daze

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Dazed 84% connected

of Daze

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Dazzled 84% connected

of Dazzle

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Dazzled 84% connected

of Dazzle

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Disorganized 84% connected

of Disorganize

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Disorganized 84% connected

of Disorganize

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Incoherent 84% connected

Not coherent; wanting cohesion; loose; unconnected; physically disconnected; not fixed to each; -- said of material substances.

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Incoherent 84% connected

Not coherent; wanting cohesion; loose; unconnected; physically disconnected; not fixed to each; -- said of material substances.

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Muddled 84% connected

of Muddle

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Muddled 84% connected

of Muddle

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Muzzy 84% connected

Absent-minded; dazed; muddled; stupid.

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Muzzy 84% connected

Absent-minded; dazed; muddled; stupid.

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Perplexed 84% connected

of Perplex

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Perplexed 84% connected

of Perplex

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Silly 84% connected

Happy; fortunate; blessed.

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Silly 84% connected

Happy; fortunate; blessed.

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Stunned 84% connected

of Stun

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Stunned 84% connected

of Stun

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Stupefied 84% connected

Having been made stupid.

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Stupefied 84% connected

Having been made stupid.

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Stupid 84% connected

Very dull; insensible; senseless; wanting in understanding; heavy; sluggish; in a state of stupor; -- said of persons.

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Stupid 84% connected

Very dull; insensible; senseless; wanting in understanding; heavy; sluggish; in a state of stupor; -- said of persons.

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Woolly 84% connected

Consisting of wool; as, a woolly covering; a woolly fleece.

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Woolly 84% connected

Consisting of wool; as, a woolly covering; a woolly fleece.

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Confusion 74% connected

The state of being mixed or blended so as to produce indistinctness or error; indistinct combination; disorder; tumult.

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Confusion 74% connected

The state of being mixed or blended so as to produce indistinctness or error; indistinct combination; disorder; tumult.

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Synonym 14

Baffled 92% connected

of Baffle

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Befuddled 92% connected

of Befuddle

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Bewildered 92% connected

of Bewilder

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Broken 92% connected

of Break

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Confounded 92% connected

of Confound

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Disconnected 92% connected

of Disconnect

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Disjointed 92% connected

of Disjoint

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Disordered 92% connected

of Disorder

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Garbled 92% connected

of Garble

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Illogical 92% connected

Ignorant or negligent of the rules of logic or correct reasoning; as, an illogical disputant; contrary of the rules of logic or sound reasoning; as,…

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Lost 92% connected

Parted with unwillingly or unintentionally; not to be found; missing; as, a lost book or sheep.

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Mazed 92% connected

of Maze

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Scattered 92% connected

of Scatter

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Upset 92% connected

To set up; to put upright.

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