harebrained
or hair·brained
[ hair-breynd ]
/ ˈhɛərˌbreɪnd /
adjective
giddy; reckless.
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Nearby words
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SYNONYMS FOR harebrained
Related formshare·brained·ly, adverbhare·brained·ness, noun
Can be confusedharebrained harelip
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British Dictionary definitions for hare-brained
harebrained
hairbrained
/ (ˈhɛəˌbreɪnd) /
adjective
rash, foolish, or badly thought outharebrained schemes
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Word Origin and History for hare-brained
hare-brained
also harebrained, 1550s, from hare-brain "giddy or reckless person" (1540s), probably from hare, on notion of "flighty, skittish."
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