hairbrained

/ (ˈhɛəˌbreɪnd) /


adjective
  1. a variant spelling of harebrained

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How to use hairbrained in a sentence

  • And the first and fundamental cause of your failure is, I think, your hairbrained, unquenchable youth.

    Kenny | Leona Dalrymple
  • Like his hairbrained, unquenchable youth, bright with folly, the sunsets and vanity lay in the past.

    Kenny | Leona Dalrymple
  • A thousand things may happen if you carry out this hairbrained scheme of yours.

    To Win the Love He Sought | E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • This holiday excursion of a hairbrained youth was as transient as a border-foray on a large scale.

    Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) | John Addington Symonds
  • You have even called me hairbrained, and perhaps you were right; but you know that I can be very serious when I wish.