Half-hearted
[haf-hahr-tid, hahf-] /ˈhæfˈhɑr tɪd, ˈhɑf-/
adjective
1.
having or showing little enthusiasm:
a halfhearted attempt to work.
adjective
1.
without enthusiasm or determination
adj.
also halfhearted, early 15c.; see half + hearted. Related: halfheartedly; halfheartedness. English in 17c. also had half-headed “stupid.”
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