half-hearted

adjective

1. without enthusiasm or determination

Derived Forms

• ˌhalf-ˈheartedly, adverb
• ˌhalf-ˈheartedness, noun

Example Sentences

Then there were those songs that were either too half-baked or half-hearted to even fool us into turning them into smash hits.

From The Daily Beast

Your query will be answered with a blank stare, followed by a long pause and half-hearted reply: My accountant?

From The Daily Beast

So, in “The Runaways,” Don engages in a half-hearted ménage-a-trois AND outsmarts his frenemies.

From The Daily Beast

The early scandal, but really it was a blip of gossip with half-hearted twangs, was that Sonja had a younger beau.

From The Daily Beast

The crowd on the floor responded with a half-hearted murmur of assent.

From The Daily Beast

But his head was too hot to wear a thinking cap, and no story would come at his half-hearted call.

From Project Gutenberg

From the first, Richardsons disguise as editor is little more than half-hearted.

From Project Gutenberg

He turned away, tossing another pebble into the pool with a half-hearted motion of his arm.

From Project Gutenberg

Its unpopularity has saved it from half-hearted and half-minded patronage.

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It struck the old courtier that the captain's answer was but half-hearted.

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