halfhearted

• As at the school she again suggested the detective wait outside, but it was halfhearted, as if she expected his response, "Prob'ly better I go with you." —  The Twelfth Card
• There was some cruising, despite warning signs about illegality and AIDS, but liaisons were discreet and the transvestites and the mostly black and Hispanic female hookers, who picked up twenty bucks for their halfhearted services, would usually take their clients up to the balcony, where even the vice cops didn't like to go. —  Death of a Blue Movie Star
• How could anyone unconnected with the family know so many details about it Everything he said sounded halfhearted, more so when James flatly refused to involve the police because he didn't want Ailsa's death "resurrected" in the press. —  Fox Evil
• She batted them away, but her movements were already halfhearted, the actions of a woman who realized she was no match for the enemy. —  The Killing Hour by Lisa Gardner
• The local government's response to the violence after the Hindu priest's slaying was halfhearted, and weeks later attacks are still flaring up. —  Breaking News: CBS News

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