"muddled" in the verb sense
1. muddle, puddle
make into a puddle
"puddled mire"
2. addle, muddle, puddle
mix up or confuse
"He muddled the issues"
"muddled" in the adjective sense
1. addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded
confused and vague used especially of thinking
"muddleheaded ideas"
"your addled little brain"
"woolly thinking"
"woolly-headed ideas"
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