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halfhearted
adj 2
Collocations
3VERB + HALFHEARTED
gave, made
HALFHEARTED + NOUN
apology
ADV.
barely
Definitions
adj
1
Lacking full energy, effort, commitment, or resolve.
Near-synonym: half-assed
He made a halfhearted attempt to read the chapter before giving up and dozing off.
2
Lacking in heart or beneficence; ungenerous; unkind.
such animals, Half-hearted creatures, as these are, your fox there
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
- half-hearted
- tepid
- lukewarm
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Near-synonym: half-assed
Wiktionary02
He made a halfhearted attempt to read the chapter before giving up and dozing off.
Wiktionary03
There were chants against the domestic league's president Dumitru Dragomir and also a half-hearted two-man pitch invasion by Universitatea Craiova fans protesting at the expulsion of their club from t
Wiktionary04
His halfhearted apology could barely satisfy anyone.
Tatoeba · #432043505
Tom gave a halfhearted smile.
Tatoeba · #10682320Usage Notes
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