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Harebrained means silly or not practical, and is often used to describe plans or people. Learn how to spell, pronounce and use this informal adjective, and see synonyms and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
- English (US)
The spelling hair-brained is also frequently used, but some...
- Znaczenie Harebrained, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
HAREBRAINED definicja: 1. (of plans or people) silly or not...
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harebrained translate: desmiolado. Learn more in the...
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HAREBRAINED translate: （计划或人）不切实际的;愚蠢的. Learn more in the...
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HAREBRAINED translate: （計劃或人）不切實際的;愚蠢的. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
The meaning of HAREBRAINED is foolish. How to use harebrained in a sentence.
Harebrained means silly or not practical, and is often spelled as hair-brained. Learn how to use this informal adjective in different contexts, and see synonyms and translations.
Hairbrained definition: a variant spelling of harebrained. See examples of HAIRBRAINED used in a sentence.
Something that's harebrained is reckless or foolish. Sometimes, harebrained ideas work out just fine — several people have survived trips over Niagara Falls in a barrel, for example. If you have what you think is a great idea, but someone else calls it a harebrained scheme, it means they think you'd be a fool to try it.
hairbrained in American English. (ˈhɛərˌbreind) adjective. harebrained. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
You use harebrained to describe a scheme or theory which you consider to be very foolish and which you think is unlikely to be successful or true. [disapproval] This isn't the first harebrained scheme he's had. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
