Is It Harebrained or Hairbrained?
The Hair Variant Was Preserved in Scotland into the 1700S, and as a Result It Is Impossible to Tell Exactly When People Began Writing Hairbrained in the Belief...
The hair variant was preserved in Scotland into the 1700s, and as a result it is impossible to tell exactly when people began writing hairbrained in the belief that the word means "having a hair-sized brain" rather than "with no more sense than a hare." While hairbrained continues to be used, the standard spelling of ...
Why do we say harebrained?
The 16th century harebrained came from the earlier harebrain, "giddy or reckless person," from the common impression of a rabbit or a hare as being nervous and skittish.
What does the term harebrained mean?
1 : foolish sense 1. 2 : absurd, ridiculous.
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