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harebrained

or hair·brained

[ hair-breynd ]

/ ˈhɛərˌbreɪnd /

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adjective

giddy; reckless.

Origin of harebrained

First recorded in 1545–55; hare + brained

SYNONYMS FOR harebrained

rattlebrained, scatterbrained, half-baked, dimwitted.

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OTHER WORDS FROM harebrained

hare·brained·ly, adverb hare·brained·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH harebrained

harebrained harelip

Words nearby harebrained

hare and hounds, hare krishna, hare's-foot, hare's-foot fern, harebell, harebrained, hareem, harelip, harem, harem pants, harestail

Example sentences from the Web for harebrained

“It was kind of a harebrained scheme,” says a former top Republican House official.

How Newt Gingrich Crashed and Burned When He Was House Speaker |Howard Kurtz, Lois Romano |December 27, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Paul, to be fair, is a principled isolationist, which is a harebrained position but not a dishonest one.

GOP Goes Isolationist |Michael Tomasky |June 15, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
"It's a harebrained scheme, Peter," he said gravely, shaking his handsome head.

Captain Blood |Rafael Sabatini
And who have hard hearts and obdurate minds, But vicious, harebrained, and illiterate hinds?

Hero and Leander |Christopher Marlowe

Rafe, reckless and harebrained as he was, flew over the logs as sure-footed as a goat.

Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp |Annie Roe Carr
To hide himself in jungles, to be heard of only by his harebrained exploits!

The Place of Honeymoons |Harold MacGrath
I fear that Colonel Burr has been plying you with his harebrained schemes.

A Volunteer with Pike |Robert Ames Bennet

British Dictionary definitions for harebrained

harebrained

hairbrained

/ (ˈhɛəˌbreɪnd) /

adjective

rash, foolish, or badly thought out harebrained schemes