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/hair"braynd'/, adj.harebrained.
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Hairbrained — Hair brained (h[^a]r br[=a]nd ), a. See {Harebrained} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hairbrained — [her′brānd΄] adj. [by folk etym. after HAIR] HAREBRAINED … English World dictionary
hairbrained — Harebrained Hare brained (h[^a]r br[=a]nd ), a. Wild; giddy; volatile; heedless. A mad hare brained fellow. North (Plutarch). [Written also {hairbrained}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hairbrained — hair•brained [[t]ˈhɛərˌbreɪnd[/t]] adj. harebrained … From formal English to slang
hairbrained — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: by folk etymology : harebrained * * * /hair braynd /, adj. harebrained … Useful english dictionary
harebrained — /ˈhɛəbreɪnd / (say hairbraynd) adjective irrational; reckless. Also, hairbrained. {the spelling hairbrained originally from Scottish hair, variant of hare; later reinterpreted as having a brain made of hair} …
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