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    half·heart·ed
    [ˌhafˈhärdəd]
    adjective
    half-hearted (adjective)
    1. without enthusiasm or energy:
      "after two years of halfhearted effort, he dropped out of school"
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    adjective
    1. without enthusiasm or energy:
      unenthusiastic
      lukewarm
      cool
      apathetic
      perfunctory
      cursory
      superficial
      desultory
      feeble
      faint
      weak
      tepid
      indifferent
      unconcerned
      listless
      lackluster
      dispassionate
      uninterested
      unemotional
      languid
      passive
      Laodicean
      Opposite:
      enthusiastic
     
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    What does it mean if someone does something half heartedly?
    If someone does something in a half-hearted way, they do it without any real effort, interest, or enthusiasm. The previous owner had made a half-hearted attempt at renovating the place. ...a half-hearted apology. In truth, her application was a bit half-hearted. I can't do anything half-heartedly. I have to do everything 100 per cent.

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    What is half hearted adjective?
    Definition of half-hearted adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary done without enthusiasm or effort He made a half-hearted attempt to justify himself. Definition of half-hearted adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    What is a half hearted attempt?
    half-hearted attempt He made a half-hearted attempt to clear up the rubbish. Efforts to address the problem were half-hearted. She gave only halfhearted support to my ideas. The team put in a rather half hearted performance. This half-hearted approach is unlikely to get results. He tried to help in a halfhearted sort of way.

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    How do you describe a half hearted person?
    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.

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  2. Lacking enthusiasm or spirit
    Halfhearted is an adjective that describes something or someone as lacking enthusiasm or spirit12. It refers to actions or efforts that are not wholehearted or committed.
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    half-hearted adjective half-heart·​ed ˈhaf-ˈhär-təd ˈhäf- variants or halfhearted : lacking heart, spirit, or interest

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    halfhearted [ haf - hahr -tid, hahf - ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA adjective having or showing little enthusiasm: a halfhearted attempt to work. Synonyms: perfunctory, cool, cold, uninterested, indifferent Antonyms: enthusiastic

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