halfhearted
adjective
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adj
Etymology: From half + hearted.
- Lacking full energy, effort, commitment, or resolve.
“Near-synonym: half-assed”
“He made a halfhearted attempt to read the chapter before giving up and dozing off.”
- Lacking in heart or beneficence; ungenerous; unkind.
“such animals, Half-hearted creatures, as these are, your fox there”