HALF-HEARTED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does half-hearted mean? 

• HALF-HEARTED (adjective)
  The adjective HALF-HEARTED has 1 sense:

1. feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm

  Familiarity information: HALF-HEARTED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HALF-HEARTED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm

Synonyms:

half-hearted; halfhearted; lukewarm; tepid

Context example:

gave only lukewarm support to the candidate

Similar:

unenthusiastic (not enthusiastic; lacking excitement or ardor)

 Context examples 

He broke into a laugh that was only half-hearted.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

I had never known him handle a case in such a half-hearted fashion.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Several days more passed before Johnson crawled on deck and went about his work in a half-hearted way.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)