half-baked
adjective
ˈhaf-ˈbākt 
ˈhäf-
1
a
: poorly developed or carried out
a half-baked idea
half-baked research
b
: lacking adequate planning or forethought
a half-baked scheme for getting rich
c
: lacking in judgment, intelligence, or common sense
2
: imperfectly baked : underdone
Examples of half-baked in a Sentence
he's always got some half-baked "solution" to a difficult, complex problem
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Strain’s interpretation of Nordhaus is hopelessly half-baked.
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Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
One of the biggest misfires of the looter-shooter Destiny-copycat era was BioWare’s Anthem, a game that sapped loads of time and resources away from the likes of Dragon Age and Mass Effect to produce a half-baked release.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
The Rainbow Tribe was ambitious, idealistic, loving, a bit half-baked, and far ahead of its time.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
In the early days, the mix of crypto and venture capital resulted in some pretty egregious behavior—think VCs filling their bags with tokens tied to half-baked projects, and then dumping them onto retail investors.
—Ani Freedman, Fortune, 20 June 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
One of the biggest misfires of the looter-shooter Destiny-copycat era was BioWare’s Anthem, a game that sapped loads of time and resources away from the likes of Dragon Age and Mass Effect to produce a half-baked release.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
The Rainbow Tribe was ambitious, idealistic, loving, a bit half-baked, and far ahead of its time.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
In the early days, the mix of crypto and venture capital resulted in some pretty egregious behavior—think VCs filling their bags with tokens tied to half-baked projects, and then dumping them onto retail investors.
—Ani Freedman, Fortune, 20 June 2025
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“Half-baked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-baked. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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