harebrained

or hair·brained

[ hair-breynd ]

/ ˈhɛərˌbreɪnd /

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adjective

giddy; reckless.

OTHER WORDS FOR harebrained

rattlebrained, scatterbrained, half-baked, dimwitted.

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Origin of harebrained

First recorded in 1545–55; hare + brained

OTHER WORDS FROM harebrained

harebrainedly, adverbharebrainedness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH harebrained

harebrained , harelip

How to use harebrained in a sentence

The Krishna Movement stresses continual silent chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra in order to keep the mind focused on God.
When Gary Wright Met George Harrison: Dream Weaver, John and Yoko, and More|Gary Wright|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tortoise disqualified for technical reasons, first place awarded to Sputnik hare.
Why Does the USA Depend on Russian Rockets to Get Us Into Space?|P. J. O’Rourke|June 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The pheasant calls for Pommard, while songbirds and hare lend themselves to aged Bordeaux or a light Gevrey.
The Queen of the French Kitchen|Katie Baker|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
McConnell can presumably fob this off on his Beltway-brained consultants.
McConnell Campaign’s Huge Duke Whopper|Michael Tomasky|March 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Her support for the Countryside Alliance did see her plead guilty to attending a hare coursing event in 2007.
The Week in Death: Clarissa Dickson Wright, One of ‘Two Fat Ladies’|The Telegraph|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Poor Anastatia, as a hare nestles in its form, had almost shrunk beneath the bed-clothes.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
He had run with the hare and hunted with the hounds, and neither party could charge him with any lack of loyalty.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
It was no brash idea, no hare-brained impulse concocted in one's cups, perhaps.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Well, the light come in the sky, and I separates from my mates, for I sees the owd dorg put up a hare and coorse her.
The Chequers|James Runciman
The bishop and his episcopals can not be hair-brained enough to seek to restore old conditions and assail our liberty.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue

British Dictionary definitions for harebrained

harebrained

hairbrained

/ (ˈhɛəˌbreɪnd) /

adjective

rash, foolish, or badly thought outharebrained schemes

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harebrained

or hair·brained

OTHER WORDS FOR harebrained

Origin of harebrained

OTHER WORDS FROM harebrained

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH harebrained

Words related to harebrained

How to use harebrained in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for harebrained

hairbrained