Meaning & use
hairbrained
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Foolish, rash, or lacking sound judgment.
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He came up with another hairbrained scheme to get rich quick.
It was a hairbrained idea to drive through the storm without checking the forecast.
A note on using this word
"Hairbrained" is a very common variant spelling of "harebrained," which originally referred to the supposedly erratic behavior of a hare.
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harebrainedreckless
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