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    half-hearted
    /ˌhɑːfˈhɑːtɪd/

    adjective

    • 1. without enthusiasm or energy: "a half-hearted attempt"

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  2. Half-hearted means showing no enthusiasm or interest, or a lack of commitment or effort. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with synonyms, antonyms and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

  3. Half-hearted means lacking heart, spirit, or interest. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for half-hearted.

  4. Half-hearted means doing something without any real effort, interest, or enthusiasm. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences, synonyms, and related terms.

  5. having or showing little enthusiasm: a halfhearted attempt to work. Synonyms: perfunctory, cool, cold, uninterested, indifferent. Antonyms: enthusiastic. Discover More. Other Words From. half heart ed·ly adverb. half heart ed·ness noun. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of halfhearted 1. First recorded in 1605–15; half + heart + -ed 3

  6. Half-hearted means done without enthusiasm or effort. Learn how to use this adjective with pictures, pronunciation, collocations and synonyms from the Oxford dictionary.

  7. Half-hearted means without much effort or interest. For example, a half-hearted attempt is not very serious or enthusiastic. See more translations and usage examples of half-hearted.

  8. Use the adjective half-hearted to describe someone whose heart is not really in what they are doing. If you're a half-hearted member of your school marching band, you're not very excited about playing your tuba during halftime at football games.