half-cocked

[haf-kokt] / ˈhæfˈkɒkt /

ADJECTIVE

dilettante

Synonyms

STRONG

green rookie tenderfoot

WEAK

artsy fartsy dabbling half-baked unaccomplished ungifted unskilled

Antonyms

WEAK

professional

ADJECTIVE

premature

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hasty ill-considered untimely

WEAK

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

Antonyms

WEAK

backward careful cautious delayed late mature overdue prepared slow

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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.

From Washington Times

half-cocked

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