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half cocked
adjective as in premature
Strongest matches
adjective as in dilettante
Strong matches
adjective as in dilettante
Strong matches
adjective as in premature
Strongest matches
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But here again, Perry is not the half-cocked yahoo his critics assume.
Today at last those half-cocked plans of revival have resulted in some worthy 21st-century developments.
We stood at a rest in the line, with guns half-cocked and bayonets fixed, momentarily awaiting the appearance of the foe.
You are told this much of the truth so that you won't go off half-cocked with a fine collection of rather dangerous untruths.
The burghers gazed at it for a time in silent awe, as a wary housewife does at a gun, fearful it may go off half-cocked.
Tempers will go off half-cocked even among men of good habit.
Thoroughness is the way of duty, rather than a speed which goes off half-cocked.
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On this page you'll find 31 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to half-cocked, such as: green, rookie, tenderfoot, artsy fartsy, dabbling, and half-baked.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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