- a variation of harebrained.
hairbrained
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Then all of a sudden he was north of the Wall on some hairbrained scheme to kidnap a Wight.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 21, 2017
Finney, who will get $1 million for five months of shooting, need not worry about such a hairbrained notion for long.
From Time Magazine Archive
Puck in the guise of a hairbrained mule!
From Kenny by Joseph Pierre Nuyttens
Here you've got an invention that would revolutionize mechanics, and instead of utilizing it you rush off into space on a hairbrained adventure.
From A Columbus of Space by Garrett Putman Serviss
I'm an unsuccessful parent with an over-supply of hair and teeth, afflicted with hairbrained, unquenchable youth.
From Kenny by Joseph Pierre Nuyttens
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