HAREBRAINED
ADJECTIVES
1661 ► RATTLE-NODDLED characterized by foolish noisy levity of character or conduct; giddy, harebrained, flighty, wild → obs.
1530 ► COCK-BRAINED having little judgement; foolish and light-headed; silly, giddy, rash, harebrained, thoughtless, flighty
1603 ► SKIP-BRAIN flighty, harebrained
1647 ► FEATHER-HEADED empty-headed, harebrained, silly, brainless
1647 ► RATTLE-HEADED empty-headed, stupid; foolish and noisy; talkative, chattering, giddy, flighty, hare-brained
1673 ► CAT-WITTED small-minded, obstinate, and spiteful; silly and conceited; harebrained, whimsical
1691 ► GARE-BRAINED heedless, harebrained → Eng. dial. obs.
1793 ► KAE-WITTED harebrained, half-witted → Sc.
19C.. ► WHIZZLE-BRAINED giddy, thoughtless, harebrained → Eng. dial.
19C.. ► WIZZLE-PATED giddy, harebrained, thoughtless → Eng. dial.
1808 ► SKIVIE harebrained; mentally deranged → Sc.
1825 ► RAMSTOUGAR irresponsible, harebrained, heedless → Sc.
1853 ► KAY-WITTED half-witted, harebrained, scatterbrained → Sc.
1867 ► SCATTER-WITTED senseless, harebrained → Sc.
1868 ► RATTLE-BRAINED talkative; flighty; harebrained; silly; stupid; prone to confusion; foolish; unable to concentrate → Sc.
1879 ► BEE-HEADED harebrained, flighty, excitable; light-headed, unsettled
1883 ► RATTLE-SCULLED talkative, flighty, harebrained → Sc.
1887 ► RASE-BRAINED impetuous, harebrained, wild, violent → Eng, dial.
1905 ► HALLIRACKIT giddy, hare-brained → Sc. (Bk.)
1905 ► RAMSTOUGEROUS heedless, harebrained → Sc. obs. (Bk.)
1905 ► RAMSTUGIOUS heedless, harebrained → Sc. obs. (Bk.)
NOUNS, PERSON
1550 ► HAREBRAIN a silly or flighty person; a harebrained person
1784 ► HAIRUM-SCAIRUM → HARUM-SCARUM a reckless, unregulated person; giddy, harebrained, or rash person; a flighty person
19C.. ► RATTLE a giddy, harebrained person; one who talks volubly; a chatterer; a stupid fellow → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1803 ► HALLIRAKUS a giddy, hare-brained person → Sc.
1809 ► SCAPEGRACE a careless, idle, harebrained fellow; a graceless, good-for-nothing fellow; a ne’er-do-well; a complete rogue or rascal (rarely applied to a female)
1886 ► SKITTER-WIT a flighty person; a foolish, harebrained fellow; a scatterbrain → Eng. dial.
1887 ► YONNACK a fool, a harebrained fellow → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► WINDY a mad, harebrained person → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
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