harebrained

hare·brained

H0064300 (hâr′brānd′)adj. Having or showing little sense; foolish: a harebrained scheme.Usage Note: The first recorded use of harebrained dates to 1548. The spelling hairbrained also has a long history, going back to the 1500s when hair was a variant spelling of hare. The hair variant was preserved in Scotland into the 1700s, and as a result it is impossible to tell exactly when people began writing hairbrained in the belief that the word means "having a hair-sized brain" rather than "with no more sense than a hare." While hairbrained continues to be used, the standard spelling of the word is harebrained.

harebrained

(ˈhɛəˌbreɪnd) or

hairbrained

adjrash, foolish, or badly thought out: harebrained schemes.

hare•brained

or hair•brained

(ˈhɛərˌbreɪnd)

adj. giddy; reckless.

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Adj.

harebrained - very foolish; "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains"insane, madfoolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"

harebrained

adjective1. So senseless as to be laughable:absurd, foolish, idiotic, imbecilic, insane, lunatic, mad, moronic, nonsensical, preposterous, silly, softheaded, tomfool, unearthly, zany.Informal: cockeyed, crazy, loony, loopy.Slang: balmy, dippy, dopey, jerky, sappy, wacky.2. Given to lighthearted silliness:empty-headed, featherbrained, flighty, frivolous, frothy, giddy, lighthearted, scatterbrained, silly.Informal: gaga.Slang: birdbrained, dizzy.

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hairbrained

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adj so senseless as to be laughable

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adj given to lighthearted silliness

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adj very foolish

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