half-baked
adjective
ˈhaf-ˈbākt 
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
he's always got some half-baked "solution" to a difficult, complex problem
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If that hasn’t been done, the AI will likely try to generate code, but the results will probably be half-baked and extremely sketchy.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Many were half-baked at best and designed for clicks, comments and likes — the insistent demand of the internet age.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
California kids deserve better than a half-baked bill that limits choices for families.
—Elianna Friedman, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Even with Conrad sitting right there at the gate, Isabel Conklin followed through on her half-baked plan to fly to Paris in the middle of the night, and has suddenly become like 150 percent more likable, especially in juxtaposition to her new European friends, who all seem staunchly awful.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Many were half-baked at best and designed for clicks, comments and likes — the insistent demand of the internet age.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
California kids deserve better than a half-baked bill that limits choices for families.
—Elianna Friedman, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Even with Conrad sitting right there at the gate, Isabel Conklin followed through on her half-baked plan to fly to Paris in the middle of the night, and has suddenly become like 150 percent more likable, especially in juxtaposition to her new European friends, who all seem staunchly awful.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Half-baked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-baked. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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