harebrained

See also: hare-brained

English

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Etymology

hare +‎ brained

Adjective

harebrained (comparative more harebrained, superlative most harebrained)

  1. (of an idea or plan etc) absurd, foolish or stupid
  2. (of a person) frivolous and silly; featherbrained or scatterbrained
    • 1722, Daniel Defoe, Moll Flanders, The Author's Preface:
      Her getting a parcel from a hare-brained wench at the coaches in St. John Street; her booty made at the fire, and again at Harwich, all give us excelle

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