What does fuddlesome mean?
Fuddlesome means Characterised or marked by fuddling.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Characterised or marked by fuddling.
I understand that Mrs. Bassett's ill, and I suppose Bassett didn't like to leave her. There's nothing fuddlesome in that.
I wanted to sully the hedgehog's pudsy, fuddlesome reputation and discover that the females were somehow harlots and the males were skulduggerous peddlers of filth.
Use fuddlesome when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fuddlesome means Characterised or marked by fuddling.
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I understand that Mrs. Bassett's ill, and I suppose Bassett didn't like to leave her. There's nothing fuddlesome in that.
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