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Adjective: half-cocked  ,haf'kókt
  1. [informal] Unprepared, poorly planned, or not fully thought out
    "They rushed into the project half-cocked and it quickly fell apart"
     
  2. (of a firearm) with the cock or hammer raised to half position
    "He kept the pistol half-cocked for safety"

Encyclopedia: Half-cocked