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half-baked
[ haf-beykt, hahf- ]
/ ËhĂŠfËbeÉȘkt, ËhÉf- /
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adjective
insufficiently cooked.
not completed; insufficiently planned or prepared: a half-baked proposal for tax reform.
lacking mature judgment or experience; unrealistic.
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Origin of half-baked
First recorded in 1615â25
Words nearby half-baked
half-arsed, half-asleep, half-assed, half-awake, halfback, half-baked, half-ball, half bath, halfbeak, half binding, half-blind
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How to use half-baked in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for half-baked
half-baked
adjective
insufficiently baked
informal foolish; stupid
informal poorly planned or conceived
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