half-baked

== English == === Etymology === The adjective is derived from half- (prefix meaning ‘incomplete, partial’) or half (adverb) +‎ baked (“cooked by baking; (slang) drunk”, adjective). The noun is derived from adjective sense 1.2 (“of a person: having no common sense or intelligence”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌhɑːfˈbeɪkt/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌhæfˈbeɪkt/ === Adjective === half-baked (comparative more half-baked, superlative most half-baked) (figurative, frequently derogatory, informal) Of a person or thing: incompletely developed or formed; not fully prepared or trained. Of an idea or scheme; not carefully considered or fully planned; ill-conceived, unsound. Synonyms: (vulgar) half-assed, (vulgar) half-cocked, (dated) dough-baked Of a person: having no common sense or intelligence; foolish. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:foolish Antonyms: see Thesaurus:wise Of a person: mildly under the influence of alcohol, a drug, etc. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:drunk, Thesaurus:stoned Antonyms: see Thesaurus:sober Coordinate terms: baked; buzzed, feeling no pain; three sheets to the wind 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 ==== Alternative forms ==== halfbaked, half baked ==== Derived terms ==== half-bakedness ==== Related terms ==== half-measure ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== need more time in the oven === Noun === half-baked (plural half-bakeds) (informal or UK, dialectal) A foolish or stupid person; a fool, an idiot. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fool Antonyms: see Thesaurus:sage ==== Translations ==== === References ===