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View synonyms for half-hearted

half-hearted

adjective

  1. without enthusiasm or determination
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˌhalf-ˈheartedly, adverb
  • ˌhalf-ˈheartedness, noun
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Example Sentences

Larraín makes a half-hearted attempt to recast Callas as a feminist martyr, alleging, as obliquely as possible, that she was once forced to trade her body to soldiers for cash and food.

When thinking about the possibility that your preferred candidate will lose the election, don’t make half-hearted disaster plans, such as announcing that you will leave the country.

He eventually threw out a half-hearted apology to Hasan before the show abruptly went to break.

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He also attacked the government for its "half-hearted, partial suspension of arms sales to Israel" and continuing to prevent asylum seekers being allowed to work.

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The attempts from Argentine clubs to crack down on this behaviour have often been half-hearted, with references to 'xenophobia' - instead of calling it what it is: racism.

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