half-baked

adjective

ˈhaf-ˈbākt How to pronounce half-baked (audio)
ˈhäf-
1
a
: poorly developed or carried out
a half-baked idea
half-baked research
b
: lacking adequate planning or forethought
a half-baked scheme for getting rich
c
: lacking in judgment, intelligence, or common sense
2
: imperfectly baked : underdone

Examples of half-baked in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web To have two or three people from the movie come into this world looks a little half-baked. Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024 Since this half-baked decision yesterday, our delegates are very confused and upset. Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 28 Feb. 2024 Modern marketers must balance the promise of effortless personalization with the reality of the risks associated with half-baked customization efforts. Angie Jenkins, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 The culprit is a half-baked screenplay that plays it too loose and falls short of being consistently funny. Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024 All necessary praise aside, one of the great joys of tracing Taylor Swift's arc is seeing her sound bleed across genres, from country and pop to (half-baked) hip-hop and folk and back. Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2024 Some other half-baked food pun that no one in their right mind would ever share with the general public? Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 26 Jan. 2024 Share this story Pokémon Scarlet and Violet arrived a little less than half-baked and buggier than any of the franchise’s previous mainline entries. Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 13 Jan. 2024 There will continue to be developments in the space, but gone are the days of companies touting their half-baked metaverse projects. Schuyler Moore, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1621, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of half-baked was in 1621

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Cite this Entry

“Half-baked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-baked. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

half-baked

adjective
-ˈbākt
1
a
: poorly developed or carried out
a half-baked plan
b
: lacking in judgment or common sense
half-baked ideas
2
: imperfectly baked : underdone
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