half-baked

Example Sentences

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Critics were given seven episodes to preview out of the first season’s nine installments, enough to confirm that any emerging theories about its meaning can only be half-baked.

From Salon

The character study turns out to be half-baked as Meier turns her attention to the group dynamics that might have produced Margaret’s instability.

From New York Times

It’s funny, demented and hyperviolent, in a goofy, half-baked way that might be best appreciated in an altered state.

From Washington Post

The clumsy attempt to atone for the extreme whiteness of the original series by introducing four new characters of color who were mostly half-baked?

From Los Angeles Times

The company made an unfortunate mistake in shipping the R646 with half-baked software, but has managed to correct course in a respectable amount of time.

From The Verge