Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Exhibiting or feeling little interest, enthusiasm, or heart; uninspired: a halfhearted attempt at writing a novel.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Having or showing little generosity; illiberal; ungenerous; unkind.
- Having or showing little eagerness, enthusiasm, or determination; not earnest; lukewarm: as, half-hearted partizanship; a half-hearted apologist.
Wiktionary
- adj. alternative spelling of half-hearted.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Wanting in heart or spirit; ungenerous; unkind.
- adj. Lacking zeal or courage; performed with less than a full effort; lukewarm; unenthusiastic; ; -- of actions.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
- adj. feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
Examples
“It's what I call a halfhearted economic advance," said Stuart Hoffman, chief economist at PNC Financial Services Inc.”
The Huffington Post: 1Q GDP Revised Down On Weaker Consumer Spending
“It's what I call a halfhearted economic advance," said Stuart Hoffman, chief economist at PNC”
“It's what I call a halfhearted economic advance," said Stuart Hoffman, chief economist at”
“Disgusted by what they described as halfhearted efforts at investigating the crime, many of Politkovskaya's supporters greeted the news of the suspects 'acquittal with grim acceptance.”
“The report contrasts the strong words the Obama administration aims at the North with what it calls "halfhearted" U.S. actions to deal with the nuclear standoff.”
“A couple of D.F. transit cops observe us with halfhearted attention.”
“She gave him a halfhearted shrug as she basted the turkey.”
“He gave me a halfhearted smile and reached behind the seat of the truck to hold up a heavy green canvas trail pack.”
“But most of the unattached men in town had made at least a halfhearted attempt to flirt with me.”
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
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abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abject, abjure and 4087 more...
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Dominant/Submissive
abusive, adamant, autocratic, bossy, bullheaded, bumptious, certain, cock-a-hoop, cocksure, cocky, commanding, compelling and 189 more...
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halfheimers, half time, halfhearted, half a mind to, half nelson, half caf, half and half, half-pint, half-cocked, half-wit, half again, half-crazed and 19 more...
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abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abide, abject, abjure and 4874 more...
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Super-fishy
Whut. Huh. Make it quick, I's gotsta go TV or whatever. Huh? That's too brainy.
Boobs.holophrasis, perfunctory, desultory, sciolist, smattering, epigone, velleity, dilettante, simulacrum, shallow, one-dimensional, noddy and 68 more...
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Danielle Word's November
remorseful, frigidly, Converge, periphery, halfhearted, infinitesimally, wryly, engulfed, flanked, cornsilk
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bilby Yes, ambivalent cats are tough customers. Nov 8, 2010
dmcleod0914 "Her attempt to convince mewas halfhearted."- Twilight, Stephanie Meyer, pg.71 Nov 8, 2010