half-hearted

British  

adjective

1. without enthusiasm or determination

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Other Word Forms

• half-heartedly adverb
• half-heartedness noun

Example Sentences

I mumble something about needing a shower and offer a half-hearted wave.

From Literature

And earlier this month United defender Noussair Mazraoui was recorded comically scribbling half-hearted signatures on a set of shirts given to him by a hunter who approached him at his car window after training.

From BBC

So by those standards, what the California Highway Patrol discovered when they pulled over a driver in the carpool lane in West Covina recently would be half-hearted.

From Los Angeles Times

She sat up and took a half-hearted bite of her day meal.

From Literature

I tried not to rush as I trailed Meg, pausing and dipping a knee or putting a hand on my hip in a half-hearted imitation of her.

From Literature