half-baked

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  1. adjective Only partly baked.
  2. adjective Informal Insufficiently thought out; ill-conceived: a half-baked scheme.
  3. adjective Informal Exhibiting a lack of good judgment or common sense: a half-baked visionary.

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  • I remember a few years ago sighing with despair as Nancy MacBeth opened her doomed election campaign with a news conference that emphasized the need to, among other half-baked ideas, shovel more cash into pampered rustic locales. —  Progressive Bloggers
  • Amy: split city, half-smokes; the district halfway broke my half-baked, hardcore heart —  Comments for BrightestYoungThings
  • Imagine if Bush took the time necessary to really generate an evidenced-based conclusion instead slinging half-baked, immediate one-liners that leaves on scratching their head saying "Did he really say that"? —  CNN Political Ticker
  • While some bloggers plea for brevity, others call for half-baked ideas. —  Blogspotting - BusinessWeek
  • The fact is, this is the latest of many half-baked implementations -- Bob is right that the only reason this one is different is because it's something that Average Joe American passionately cares about. —  The Red Tape Chronicles
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