To pronounce "half-baked", say HALFB-ak-ed — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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"half-baked" has 3 syllables: halfb-ak-ed.
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“The guy had some half-baked idea for getting rich in the stock market.”
"Half-baked" has 3 syllables: halfb · ak · ed.
Half-baked: (frequently derisive) incomplete; (of an idea or scheme) not fully planned or carefully considered, ill-conceived, unsound or badly thought-out; (of a person) foolish or having no common sense.
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