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half-convinced

British  

adjective

  1. not entirely convinced

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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She’s fictional, but Lacey animates her so fully that I’m half-convinced she might be alive out there somewhere.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2023

Our hickory-smoker for the evening is Jeffrey Young, whose easy manner and uncanny resemblance to Tom Cavanagh have me half-convinced we’re about to become the unfortunate bystanders to a supervillain’s fight with The Flash.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2018

The players seemed half-convinced they faced a rainout and an early dismissal.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2017

So it is with trepidation that I say: I'm only half-convinced by the class of 2013.

From The Guardian • Apr. 16, 2013

Brookings, caught in his duplicity and half-convinced of the truth of DuQuesne's statements, still temporized.

From The Skylark of Space by Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)