half-hearted

adjective

1. without enthusiasm or determination

Other Word Forms

• half-heartedly adverb
• half-heartedness noun

Example Sentences

I give a half-hearted wave, step out of the kitchen, glide through the living room we never use, and fling open the screen door.

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“For a half-hearted marriage is no marriage at all. Surely you agree, Fawsy dear?”

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Ministers favour setting up more specialist provision in mainstream schools, but MPs have warned that there cannot be a half-hearted approach to giving schools and councils what they need.

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“You start to wonder how many times they can sell us exactly the same half-hearted commitment,” added Levin, who is now a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

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For others, however, the film's attempt to educate audiences is half-hearted.

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