half-pie

adjective

NZ informal poorly planned or conceivedEquivalent expression (in certain other countries): half-baked

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Word Origin for half-pie

from Māori pai good

Words nearby half-pie

half-open, half-open interval, half-p, half-peck, half-pedalling, half-pie, half-pike, half-pipe, half-plane, half-plate, half-pound
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Example sentences from the Web for half-pie

  • The boy silently transferred the half-pie he had brought from its plate to the shovel.

    A Modern Instance|William Dean Howells