half-hearted

half-hearted

adj

without enthusiasm or determination

half-heartedly  adv

half-heartedness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

half-hearted - feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm; "a halfhearted effort"; "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate" halfhearted, lukewarm, tepid unenthusiastic - not enthusiastic; lacking excitement or ardor; "an unenthusiastic performance by the orchestra"; "unenthusiastic applause"

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half-hearted

adjective unenthusiastic, indifferent, apathetic, cool, neutral, passive, lacklustre, lukewarm, uninterested, perfunctory, listless, spiritless, half-arsed (Brit. slang), half-assed (U.S. & Canad. slang) Joanna had made one or two half-hearted attempts to befriend her.
enthusiastic, energetic, zealous, concerned, determined, warm, spirited, excited, emotional, eager, animated, avid, wholehearted

Translations

half-hearted [ˈhɑːfˈhɑːtɪd] ADJ [effort] → tibio; [applause] → tímido, poco entusiasta; [smile] → de conejo, de dientes afuera(LAm)
I made a half-hearted effort to dissuade him → intenté disuadirle sin demasiado entusiasmo, hice un tibio intento de disuadirle

half-hearted [ˌhɑːfˈhɑːtɪd] adj (effort) → poco convinto/a, svogliato/a
he made a half-hearted attempt → ha fatto un mezzo tentativo

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half-hearted [ˌhɑːfˈhɑːtɪd] adj (effort) → poco convinto/a, svogliato/a
he made a half-hearted attempt → ha fatto un mezzo tentativo