crackbrained
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of crackbrained
First recorded in 1625–35; crackbrain + -ed 3
Example Sentences
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Most of the State had always assumed that the canal was a crackbrained project which a few boosters promoted for profit or publicity.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ideas Sirs: Considering the number of crackbrained ideas sponsored by Franklin Roosevelt does he not deserve the name Franklin "Stoopnagle" Roosevelt?
From Time Magazine Archive
Despite the crackbrained ideas, a former official of the National Security Council maintains that LaRouche has "one of the best private intelligence services in the world."
From Time Magazine Archive
To show business, the barter idea sounded as crackbrained as opening a theatre at the bottom of a well.
From Time Magazine Archive
That's one of 120 sail that we saw; multiply 120 by 20, and then you have the number of vessels that we must attend under this crackbrained scheme of ours.
From A Dream of the North Sea by Runciman, James
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