harebrained
or hair·brained
[hair-breynd]
- giddy; reckless.
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Origin of harebrained
Synonyms
See more synonyms for harebrained on Thesaurus.comrattlebrained, scatterbrained, half-baked, dimwitted.
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Contemporary Examples
See a timeline of their hare-brained schemes—including sticking credit cards to their foreheads—and assorted misdemeanors.
He’s just finished shooting a remake of Absolutely Fabulous (that hare-brained, alcoholic ‘90s Britcom).
Historical Examples
Harris made a hare-brained attempt to rescue her single-handed.
Tonio, Son of the SierrasCharles King
He said to himself that he was every bit as thoughtless as their hare-brained guide.
In Quest of GoldAlfred St. Johnston
You are serving the King with these hare-brained Gascons, are you not?
Cyrano de BergeracEdmond Rostand
Nothing could restrain the hare-brained and ungoverned crew.
Pioneers Of France In The New WorldFrancis Parkman, Jr.
What hare-brained scheme have you got in your mind now, Brent?
Men, Women and GunsH. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile
harebrained
hairbrained
- rash, foolish, or badly thought outharebrained schemes
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Word Origin and History for hare-brained
adj.
also harebrained, 1550s, from hare-brain "giddy or reckless person" (1540s), probably from hare, on notion of "flighty, skittish."
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