half-hearted
Britishadjective
Other Word Forms
- half-heartedly adverb
- half-heartedness noun
Example Sentences
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This half-hearted interest in naturalism hurts more than helps.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025
Downing Street agreed, describing their words as "half-hearted" and "completely unacceptable".
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025
Instead, mitigation was uneven and half-hearted, stoking frustration without effectively preventing spread of the disease, and paving the way for the backlash that followed.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2025
Although deaths of other business figures or CEOs might inspire at least a few half-hearted condolences, the public consensus around Thompson’s death is one big fat shrug.
From Slate • Dec. 5, 2024
Jackie held out his hand, and after an eternity, Harold gave it a half-hearted shake.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
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