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In his early consulates the pride, in his sixth the laughing-stock, of his fellow-citizens, he was now in his seventh loaded with the execration of all parties, with the hatred of the whole nation; he, the originally upright, capable, gallant man, was branded as the crackbrained chief of a reckless band of robbers.

—The History of Rome, Book IV The Revolution

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insanely irresponsible

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The ideas of Wehman Mills were not crackbrained, by any means Elaine, of course, would stay with her uncle. — 021 - The Sea Magician
I wonder what would happen to someone if they referred to the million man march as "crackbrained".
Of all the crackbrained, sentimental, outrageous chaps I ever met there's none of them comes up to a Frenchman Oh, you are too bad, Captain Chubb Too bad, eh? — The Ocean Cat's Paw The Story of a Strange Cruise
In his early consulates the pride, in his sixth the laughing-stock, of his fellow-citizens, he was now in his seventh loaded with the execration of all parties, with the hatred of the whole nation; he, the originally upright, capable, gallant man, was branded as the crackbrained chief of a reckless band of robbers. — The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5)
It required an astute politician, however, to sound all the shoals, quicksands, and miseries through which the French government was then steering, and to comprehend with accuracy the somewhat varying humours of the monarch and the secret schemes of the ministers who immediately surrounded him People at court laughed at Teynagel and his mission, and Henry treated him as a crackbrained adventurer. — PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete