English Explanatory Dictionary

half-baked

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Incomplete.
  2. Of an idea or scheme, not fully planned or carefully considered, ill-conceived, unsound or poorly thought-out.
  3. Of a person, foolish or having no common sense.
  4. Mildly under the influence (of alcohol).
  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: Partially cooked by heating in an oven, either as an accidental outcome or as a work in process.

Pronunciation

/ˌhæfˈbeɪkt/ /ˌhɑːfˈbeɪkt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-half-baked.wav en-au-half-baked.ogg

Word forms

half-baked more half-baked most half-baked half baked halfbaked

Etymology

From half- + baked.

Synonyms

half-assed half-cocked dough-baked underbaked

Related words

half-measure need more time in the oven

Derived words

half-bakedness

Translations

Dutch: halfbakken Dutch: halfgaar French: foireux French: fumeux German: unausgegoren German: halbgar Kazakh: шала-шарпы Polish: niewydarzony Polish: nieprzemyślany Russian: несостоя́тельный Russian: доморо́щенный Spanish: faltarle un hervor Tamil: அரைகுறை
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