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half–baked
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
half–baked
(adjective)
half–baked
/
ˈ
hæf
ˈ
beɪkt/
Brit
/
ˈ
hɑːf
ˈ
beɪkt/
adjective
half–baked
/
ˈ
hæf
ˈ
beɪkt/
Brit
/
ˈ
hɑːf
ˈ
beɪkt/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of HALF–BAKED
[
more half–baked; most half–baked
]
informal
:
not well planned
:
foolish or stupid
a
half-baked
idea
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