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half-cocked

adjective as in dilettante

Strong matches

green
rookie
tenderfoot

Weak matches

artsy fartsy
dabbling
half-baked
unaccomplished
ungifted
unskilled

adjective as in premature

Strongest matches

hasty
ill-considered
untimely

Weak matches

half-baked
inopportune
jumping the gun
overhasty
precipitate
previous
too soon

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The $169 costume “Donald Trump Jr. Hunting Halloween” costume features a blood-stained camouflage jacket, a “Half-Cocked” name tag, and a stuffed “leopard” to drape over the shoulder.

half-cocked

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