Half Baked

B2 16+

Pronunciation: /hæf beɪkt/

Definitions of half baked

noun a half-baked idea or plan

Example Sentences

A1 I don't like eating half baked cookies.

A2 The half baked idea was quickly dismissed by the team.

B1 The project was a half baked attempt at solving the issue.

B2 The company's half baked plan led to financial losses.

C1 The CEO's half baked decision caused chaos within the organization.

C2 The politician's half baked policies were heavily criticized by experts.

adjective partially or inadequately planned or developed

Example Sentences

A1 The cake was half baked and not fully cooked in the middle.

A2 The student's half baked excuse for not doing their homework was not convincing.

B1 The company's half baked marketing strategy led to poor sales results.

B2 The manager presented a half baked proposal that lacked thorough research and analysis.

C1 The author's half baked attempt at writing a novel was evident in the poorly developed plot.

C2 The scientist's half baked theory was quickly dismissed by the academic community for its lack of empirical evidence.

Examples of half baked in a Sentence

formal The project was deemed a failure due to the team's half baked implementation.

informal I can't believe they presented such a half baked plan to the client.

slang That idea is totally half baked, dude.

figurative Her excuses were as half baked as a cake pulled out of the oven too soon.

Grammatical Forms of half baked

past tense

half baked

plural

half bakeds

comparative

more half baked

superlative

most half baked

present tense

half bakes

future tense

will be half baked

perfect tense

has been half baked

continuous tense

is being half baked

singular

half baked

positive degree

half baked

infinitive

to half bake

gerund

half baking

participle

half baked

Origin and Evolution of half baked

First Known Use: 1601 year
Language of Origin: English
Story behind the word: The term 'half baked' is believed to have originated from the practice of baking bread or other goods where if something is only partially baked, it is not fully cooked or developed.
Evolution of the word: Over time, the term 'half baked' has evolved to be used metaphorically to describe something that is poorly thought out or incomplete.