harebrained

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adjective hare·brained \ ˈher-ˈbrānd \

Definition of harebrained

1 :foolish 1

2 :absurd, ridiculous

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Examples of harebrained in a Sentence

the movie follows the harebrained antics of a pair of stoners who seem incapable of growing up
a harebrained idea to go for a hike in an area where grizzly bear attacks had recently been reported

Recent Examples of harebrained from the Web

Leanne elicits the help of her high school boyfriend (Skeet Ulrich) and his onetime prison buddy (Craig Robinson) on a harebrained abduction scheme.

— michael phillips, chicagotribune.com, "'Austin Found' review: Linda Cardellini makes the most of a semi-sweet nothing," 6 July 2017
To be sure, proposing to use an adversary’s lines of communication seems to be a harebrained idea indicative of blundering naivete and hubris, but accounts differ on who suggested it, and the plan seems to never have been enacted anyway.

— vanityfair.com, "For Trump, Is there Life After Jared Kushner?," 1 June 2017
Jewell was a long-haired West Coast type in the staid confines of New Jersey and his employers saw his VCSEL project as too harebrained to waste equipment time on.

— wired staff, WIRED, "Yet Another Gigabit Operation," 1 Feb. 1998

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