hairbrained
hairbrained is the alternative form of harebrained.
Meaning of harebrained
Adjective
harebrained (comparative more harebrained, superlative most harebrained)
- Absurd, foolish or stupid.
- “Now why do I get the feeling we're not talking about the harebrained plan you came up with?” “It wasn't harebrained.” “Did it have you going within twenty feet of a whorehouse at night, unchaperoned?” He knew darn well it did.2008, Sarah McCarty, Promises Reveal, Penguin, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded, bee-brained, beef-witted, soft, beefheaded, beetle-headed, birdbrained, blockheaded
- Frivolous and silly; featherbrained or scatterbrained; stupid.
- Her getting a parcel from a hare-brained wench at the coaches in St. John Street; her booty made at the fire, and again at Harwich, all give us excelle1722, Daniel Defoe, Moll Flanders, The Author's Preface
- Synonyms:
- absent-minded, half-brained, addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded, bee-brained, beef-witted, soft, beefheaded, beetle-headed
Forms of hairbrained
| comparative | more hairbrained |
|---|---|
| superlative | most hairbrained |
Origin of hairbrained
From hair + brained.
Questions about hairbrained
- What is hairbrained the alternative form of?
- Hairbrained is the alternative form of harebrained.
Words near hairbrained in the dictionary
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