[
US
/ˈhɛɹˌbɹeɪnd/
]
[ UK /hˈeəbɹeɪnd/ ]
[ UK /hˈeəbɹeɪnd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
very foolish
harebrained ideas
a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains
took insane risks behind the wheel
How To Use harebrained In A Sentence
- Sir Alex Ferguson feels the notion of a Premier League play-off system to allow clubs finishing outside the top four to compete for a Champions League place is "harebrained". ESPNsoccernet
- harebrained ideas
- I know he -- talked all kind of harebrained, talk a lot of garbage, sometimes. CNN Transcript Jun 4, 2007
- Dick grinned to himself, imagining the Captain's face if he showed up in the office with that kind of harebrained proposal. Werehunter
- Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has slammed the "harebrained" idea of introducing play-offs to decide the final Champions League spot. TEAMtalk Football News
- The venture capital investor specialises in turning the harebrained ideas of university boffins into businesses. Times, Sunday Times
- To him, the process of invention seems the best possibility for mankind, no matter how harebrained, unreasonable or hilarious the scheme.
- I find it fitting that the term dingbat also refers to harebrained humans, a la Edith Bunker or a character in a George Herriman comic strip. JSOnline.com
- A high price was also paid by the peoples of the imperialist countries for the harebrained anticommunist and profascist adventures of its rulers. CASTRO ADDRESSES RALLY ON 26 JULY ANNIVERSARY
- Yet all their harebrained schemes have turned out to be extremely profitable. Times, Sunday Times
