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hairbrained

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hair⋅brained

  [hair-breynd]
Use hairbrained in a Sentence
–adjective
harebrained.

hare⋅brained

  [hair-breynd]
–adjective
giddy; reckless.
Also, hairbrained.

Origin:
1545–55; hare + brained

Related forms:
harebrainedly, adverb
harebrainedness, noun

Synonyms:
rattlebrained, scatterbrained, half-baked, dimwitted.
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hair·brained   (hâr'brānd')   
adj.   Usage Problem
Harebrained. See Usage Note at harebrained.

[Variant of harebrained.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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