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halfcocked
(hăfˈkŏktˈ, häfˈ-)
adjective- Informal Inadequately or poorly prepared: a halfcocked plan to buy out the company.
- Being at the position of half cock. Used of a firearm.
Informal
In an inadequate or poorly prepared manner: went off halfcocked and bought all the wrong items.