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Webster 1913 Edition


Harebrained

Hare′brainedˊ

(hâr′brāndˊ)
,
Adj.
Wild; giddy; volatile; heedless.
“A mad hare-brained fellow.”
North (Plutarch).
[Written also
hairbrained
.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Harebrained

HA'REBRAINED

,
Adj.
[hare and brain.] Wild; giddy; volatile; heedless.

Definition 2024


harebrained

harebrained

See also: hare-brained

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

harebrained (comparative more harebrained, superlative most harebrained)

  1. (of an idea or plan etc) absurd, foolish or stupid
  2. (of a person) frivolous and silly; featherbrained or scatterbrained