Antonyms for half-cocked

Grammar : Adj

Spell : haf-kokt, hahf-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæfˈkɒkt, ˈhɑf-

Definition of half-cocked

As in premature : adj rash, impulsive
As in dilettante : adj amateurish

Example sentences :

Robin opened one eye—the one toward the house—and half-cocked an ear.
Extract from : « Harper's Young People, August 24, 1880 » by Various

I've told you they won't go off half-cocked as long as Westfall is on the job.
Extract from : « Spacehounds of IPC » by Edward Elmer Smith

Alone, she might have gone off half-cocked in an emotional tizzy.
Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith

"If you're going off half-cocked, then we both are, Dave," he said quietly.
Extract from : « Dave Dawson at Casablanca » by Robert Sydney Bowen

He is the most level-headed member of 162 the family, and would not fly off half-cocked.
Extract from : « Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days » by Nell Speed

It seems to me that Dr. Detmers is always going off "half-cocked."
Extract from : « Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884. » by Various

I could never have imagined myself going off half-cocked like that.
Extract from : « Burned Bridges » by Bertrand W. Sinclair

Now listen, you two girls—you're going off half-cocked and you're both full of little red ants.
Extract from : « Skylark Three » by Edward Elmer Smith

"Don't get agitated and go off half-cocked," said Monroe, in the same icy tone as before.
Extract from : « Edith and John » by Franklin S. Farquhar

Standing by the washstand Cheyenne took his gun from its holster, half-cocked it, and punched out the loaded cartridges.
Extract from : « Partners of Chance » by Henry Herbert Knibbs

Synonyms for half-cocked

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