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half-baked

[haf-beykt, hahf-] / ˈhæfˈbeɪkt, ˈhɑf- /


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Or they resort to fanciful or half-baked plans if they get sick.

From MarketWatch Jun. 15, 2026

But then there’s not much about this war that wasn’t ill-conceived and half-baked.

From Salon May 28, 2026

The first efforts went into half-baked compliance cars, built in small numbers to satisfy California’s advanced-vehicle technology mandate—a conspiracy of lameness.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

Meta’s Quest headsets were still clunky, and the software looked half-baked.

From Barron's Jan. 16, 2026

His plan for surviving in China was as half-baked as his plan had been for escaping North Korea.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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