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See also: half-cocked


half-cocked

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
half-cocked /ˈhæfˌkɑːkt/ Brit /ˈhɑːfˈkɒkt/ adjective
half-cocked
/ˈhæfˌkɑːkt/ Brit /ˈhɑːfˈkɒkt/
adjective
Learner's definition of HALF-COCKED
US, informal
: showing a lack of preparation or careful thought : stupid or foolish仓促的;冲动的;鲁莽的

go off half-cocked

(US) informal or British go off at half cock
: to do or say something without preparing for it or thinking about it草率行事;冲动行事

half-cocked

adjective

ˈhaf-ˈkäkt How to pronounce half-cocked (audio)
ˈhäf-
1
: being at half cock
2
: lacking adequate preparation or forethought
go off half-cocked

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of half-cocked was in 1809

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