half-baked
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But then there’s not much about this war that wasn’t ill-conceived and half-baked.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
Meta’s Quest headsets were still clunky, and the software looked half-baked.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
And judging by its half-baked proposals, BP has either forgotten the lessons of what it termed a “catastrophe” or decided that catastrophe is an acceptable risk.
From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026
Ramaphosa's spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said that Judge Madlanga's interim report would not be made public as it was not "helpful to start... debating on something that is half-baked".
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025
“Now there’s a half-baked idea,” he said, smiling.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
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