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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Subject-matter experts provide half-baked drafts or expect marketing teams to fill in the gaps.
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Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Elsewhere, a few narrative byways, presumably intended to make the world of the film feel bigger than just this story, end up being distractingly half-baked.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2025
Love Is Blind’s struggle to incorporate this dimension of contemporary partnership ultimately mimics exactly what the series tries to avoid: a one-sided, half-baked argument that lacks the depth necessary to understand who these people are and what’s actually going on.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
Toss in a half-baked plot involving an apocalypse-surviving cult of telepathic humans, and this sophomore effort is best left buried in a '70s time capsule.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
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Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Elsewhere, a few narrative byways, presumably intended to make the world of the film feel bigger than just this story, end up being distractingly half-baked.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2025
Love Is Blind’s struggle to incorporate this dimension of contemporary partnership ultimately mimics exactly what the series tries to avoid: a one-sided, half-baked argument that lacks the depth necessary to understand who these people are and what’s actually going on.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
Toss in a half-baked plot involving an apocalypse-surviving cult of telepathic humans, and this sophomore effort is best left buried in a '70s time capsule.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Half-baked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-baked. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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