half-hearted adjective /ˌhɑːf ˈhɑːtɪd/ /ˌhæf ˈhɑːrtɪd/ done without enthusiasm or effort He made a half-hearted attempt to justify himself. Extra Examples Oxford Collocations Dictionary Want to learn more? Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.

Half-hearted Half-hearted definition Filters Meanings Synonyms Sentences Words form: halfhearted See word origin Frequency: Not sincere; lacking full energy, effort, commitment, or …

half-hearted adj without enthusiasm or determination ˌhalf-ˈheartedly adv 'half-hearted' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): wan Forum discussions …

halfhearted halting hesitant hesitating hot-and-cold on-the-fence tentative timid uncertain undecided undetermined unsettled unstable unsteady vacillating waffling wavering weak wimpy wishy-washy wobbly antonyms for half hearted MOST RELEVANT definite determined obstinate resolute stubborn unyielding willful

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat adjective feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm synonyms: half-hearted, halfhearted, lukewarm unenthusiastic not enthusiastic; lacking excitement or ardor Think you’ve got a good vocabulary? Take our quiz. ASSESSMENT: 100 POINTS

Jan 9, 2017 · half-hearted (adjective) in the sense of unenthusiastic Definition without enthusiasm or determination Joanna had made one or two half-hearted attempts to befriend …

Half-heartedly definition: In a half-hearted manner. In the civil war between Sophia and Peter (August - September 1689), Golitsuin half-heartedly supported his mistress and shared her ruin.

half-joking adj said, done, or acting in a seemingly jokey manner, but with some serious intent ˌhalf-ˈjokingly adv Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 Want to thank TFD for its existence?

hard-heart· ed ˈhärd-ˈhär-təd : lacking in sympathetic understanding : unfeeling, pitiless hard-heartedly adverb hard-heartedness noun Synonyms affectless callous case-hardened cold …

Feb 8, 2015 · Urban Dictionary: Half-hearted Chasing two people at the same time. Resulting in a conflicted state of heart because you're not sure which one to choose. You end up hurting the other because you've been stringing them along. Chasing two people at the same time. Resulting in a conflicted state of heart because you're not sure which one to choose.

Definition of 'half-hearted' half-hearted Explore 'half-hearted' in the dictionary adjective If someone does something in a half-hearted way, they do it without any real effort, interest, or enthusiasm. [...] half-heartedly adverb [ADVERB with verb] See full entry Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

adjective half-hearted having or showing little enthusiasm: a halfhearted attempt to work. 1. adjective half-hearted If someone does something in a half-hearted way, they do it without any real effort, interest, or enthusiasm. 0. adjective half-hearted without enthusiasm or determination 0.

To go off half-cocked in the figurative sense "speak or act too hastily" (1833) is in allusion to firearms going off prematurely; half-cocked in a literal sense "with the cock lifted to the first catch, at which position the trigger does not act" is recorded by …

half-hearted Definitions and Synonyms adjective US /ˌhæf ˈhɑrtəd/ DEFINITIONS 1 1 done with no real interest or enthusiasm a half-hearted attempt The celebrations were rather half …