betwattled

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adjective

surprised, confounded, befuddled, to be in a distressed state of mind.

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Meanings

adjectivebetwattled (comparative more betwattled, superlative most betwattled)

comparative more betwattled · superlative most betwattled · alternative betwaddled

  1. West Countryarchaicsurprised, confounded, befuddled, to be in a distressed state of mind.

    I'm betwattled about the twatty things this no name is saying.

    2016 March 4, “Champions League does not need likes of Leicester, says US sports executive”, in Reddit, r/Soccer
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    But everybody—except Anwara, who was plainly betwattled—admitted the child was strange.

    2007, Eloise McGraw, The Moorchild, page 39
verb

alternative betwaddled

  1. archaicparticiplepastsimple past and past participle of betwattle

Origin

Late 18th century Dorset British slang for confused, bewildered. From be- + twattle (“to talk”) + -ed.

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APA

betwattled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betwattled

MLA

“betwattled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betwattled. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “betwattled,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betwattled.

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