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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : hair-breynd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛərˌbreɪnd |
Definition of harebrained
- adj stupid, unthinking
- "It's a harebrained scheme, Peter," he said gravely, shaking his handsome head.
- Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
- To hide himself in jungles, to be heard of only by his harebrained exploits!
- Extract from : « The Place of Honeymoons » by Harold MacGrath
- His mouth twitched as he filled his harebrained visitor's glass.
- Extract from : « Mushroom Town » by Oliver Onions
- I fear that Colonel Burr has been plying you with his harebrained schemes.
- Extract from : « A Volunteer with Pike » by Robert Ames Bennet
- It would be for the benefit of my cousin--who is a good lad, but harebrained, and without ballast--for you to go with him.
- Extract from : « The Lion of Saint Mark » by G. A. Henty
- A couple of my harebrained kids have come up with an idea that makes sense and looks like it might salvage a lot of lost water.
- Extract from : « The Thirst Quenchers » by Rick Raphael
- His harebrained manner rendered him insupportable to me, and my coldness drew upon me his aversion.
- Extract from : « The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete » by Jean Jacques Rousseau
- The Christian cavaliers well knew the harebrained valor of Hernan, yet not one hesitated to step forward.
- Extract from : « Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada » by Washington Irving
- Did the whole nation, for example, really agree in so harebrained a scheme as the Bagdad Railway?
- Extract from : « The German War » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- "I don't know what sort of harebrained idea has gotten into their feeble minds," said Placer.
- Extract from : « Rebels of the Red Planet » by Charles Louis Fontenay
Synonyms for harebrained
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