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halfhearted

adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: From half + hearted.

  1. 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.

  2. Lacking in heart or beneficence; ungenerous; unkind.

    such animals, Half-hearted creatures, as these are, your fox there

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