Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Exhibiting or feeling little interest, enthusiasm, or heart; uninspired.
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Wanting in heart or spirit; ungenerous; unkind.
- adjective Lacking zeal or courage; performed with less than a full effort; lukewarm; unenthusiastic; ; -- of actions.
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- adjective Alternative spelling of
half-hearted .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
- adjective feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
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Examples
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"It's what I call a halfhearted economic advance," said Stuart Hoffman, chief economist at PNC Financial Services Inc.
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"It's what I call a halfhearted economic advance," said Stuart Hoffman, chief economist at
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"It's what I call a halfhearted economic advance," said Stuart Hoffman, chief economist at PNC
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"It's what I call a halfhearted economic advance," said Stuart Hoffman, chief economist at
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"It's what I call a halfhearted economic advance," said Stuart Hoffman, chief economist at
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"It's what I call a halfhearted economic advance," said Stuart Hoffman, chief economist at
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"It's what I call a halfhearted economic advance," said Stuart Hoffman, chief economist at
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"It's what I call a halfhearted economic advance," said Stuart Hoffman, chief economist at
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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.
AroundTheCapitol.com 2009
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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.
dmcleod0914 commented on the word halfhearted
"Her attempt to convince mewas halfhearted."- Twilight, Stephanie Meyer, pg.71
November 8, 2010
bilby commented on the word halfhearted
Yes, ambivalent cats are tough customers.
November 9, 2010