hairbrained

The definition of hairbrained, another spelling for harebrained, is silly, ill-considered or unlikely to be effective.

(adjective)

A crazy scheme that you come up with that doesn't make much sense is an example of a hairbrained scheme.

See hairbrained in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

harebrained

Origin: by folk etym. after hair

See hairbrained in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Usage Problem

Harebrained. See Usage Note at harebrained.

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Origin: Variant of harebrained

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