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hairbrained Definition

hair·brained (herbrānd′)

adjective

harebrained

Etymology: by folk etym. after hair

hairbrained Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • scheme: SPREAD THE JAM A hairbrained scheme to build a motorway through the middle of Glasgow has the locals up in arms.

Browse dictionary entries near hairbrained

  1. hairball
  2. hair trigger
  3. hair stroke
  4. hair spray
  5. hair space
  6. hair shirt
  7. hair seal
  8. hair-raising
  9. hair cell
  10. hair
  1. hairbreadth
  2. hairbrush
  3. haircloth
  4. haircut
  5. hairdo
  6. hairdresser
  7. -haired
  8. hairiness
  9. hairless
  10. hairline