Harebrained
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Harebrained is an adjective meaning (of an idea or plan etc) Absurd, foolish or stupid.
Meaning
(of an idea or plan etc) Absurd, foolish or stupid.
More Meanings
- (of a person) Frivolous and silly; featherbrained or scatterbrained; stupid.
Example Sentences
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
“Now why do I get the feeling we're not talking about the harebrained plan you came up with?” “It wasn't harebrained.” “Did it have you going within twenty feet of a whorehouse at night, unchaperoned?” He knew darn well it did.
Word Forms
- harebrain
- hare-brained
Synonyms for harebrained
Depending on context, synonyms include addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded, bee-brained, beef-witted, beefheaded.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include foolish, mad, insane, tomfool, nutty, cockbrained.
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