half
baked
Comparative
more half-baked
Superlative
most half-baked
1
insufficiently cooked
Synonyms:
2
(of people) lacking in intelligence or common sense, and as a result, one's ideas or actions seem foolish or absurd
- Only a half-baked individual would attempt to build a house without a blueprint.
- Everyone laughed at the half-baked adventurer who forgot his map for the hike.
- Only a half-baked person would argue with the referee over a clear foul.
- She dismissed him as half-baked after he suggested skipping the interview entirely.
- His reputation as a half-baked thinker made people wary of his advice.
Synonyms:
3
poorly thought out or planned, lacking in detail or preparation, and therefore likely to fail