half-baked
Of a person or thing: incompletely developed or formedOf a person or thing: incompletely developed or formed; not fully prepared or trained.
Meaning
5 senses(figuratively, informal)Of a person or thing: incompletely developed or formed; not fully prepared or trained.
Of a person or thing: incompletely developed or formed; not fully prepared or trained.
(figuratively, informal)Of an idea or scheme; not carefully considered or fully planned; ill-conceived, unsound.
The guy had some half-baked idea for getting rich in the stock market.
halbgar, unausgegoren
доморо́щенныйdomoróščennyj, несостоя́тельныйnesostojátelʹnyj
(figuratively, informal)Of a person: having no common sense or intelligence; foolish.
(figuratively, informal)Of a person: mildly under the influence of alcohol, a drug, etc.
If you need to talk to John tonight, try to catch him early in the evening, while he’s still only half-baked.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: partially cooked by heating in an oven, either as an accidental outcome or as a work in process.
Near-synonyms: (dated) dough-baked, underbaked
The casserole was half-baked, but I choked it down anyway to be polite.
halbgar
недопечённыйnedopečónnyj, полусыро́йpolusyrój
- insufficiently cooked
- foolish; totally unsound
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
The adjective is derived from half- (prefix meaning ‘incomplete, partial’) or half (adverbThe adjective is derived from half- (prefix meaning ‘incomplete, partial’) or half (adverb) + baked (“cooked by baking; (slang) drunk”, adjective).
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Forms
more half-baked, most half-baked| Comparative | more half-baked Lesson |
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| Superlative | most half-baked Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
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2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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