"betwattled" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more betwattled [comparative], most betwattled [superlative]
Etymology: Late 18th century Dorset British slang for confused, bewildered. From be- + twattle (“to talk”) + -ed. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|be|twattle|ed|gloss2=to talk}} be- + twattle (“to talk”) + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} betwattled (comparative more betwattled, superlative most betwattled)
  1. (archaic, West Country) surprised, confounded, befuddled, to be in a distressed state of mind. Tags: West-Country, archaic
    Sense id: en-betwattled-en-adj-a-qnN~wU Categories (other): West Country English, English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: betwaddled

Verb [English]

Etymology: Late 18th century Dorset British slang for confused, bewildered. From be- + twattle (“to talk”) + -ed. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|be|twattle|ed|gloss2=to talk}} be- + twattle (“to talk”) + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} betwattled
  1. (archaic) simple past and past participle of betwattle Tags: archaic, form-of, participle, past Form of: betwattle
    Sense id: en-betwattled-en-verb-eAGlg1BX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-, English terms suffixed with -ed Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: betwaddled

Alternative forms

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