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half-hearted
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half-hearted
Adjective
without enthusiasm or determination
half-heartedly adv
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Adj.1.half-hearted - feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm; "a halfhearted effort"; "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate"
unenthusiastic - not enthusiastic; lacking excitement or ardor; "an unenthusiastic performance by the orchestra"; "unenthusiastic applause"

half-hearted
adjective unenthusiastic, indifferent, apathetic, cool, neutral, passive, lacklustre, lukewarm, uninterested, perfunctory, listless, spiritless << OPPOSITE enthusiastic
Translations
half-hearted [ˈhɑːfˈhɑːtɪd] adjindiferente, poco entusiasta
half-hearted [ˈhɑːfˈhɑːtɪd] half adjtiède, sans enthousiasme
half-hearted [ˈhɑːfˈhɑːtɪd] half adjhalbherzig, lustlos
half-hearted [hɑːfˈhɑːtɪd] adjtiepido/a


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policymakers apparently saw no connection between their own half measures and half-heartedness and Saddam's multi-year string of diplomatic successes, and it led them to misread badly their own depleted leverage over Iraq.
Knowing that it was futile before I opened my mouth meant that there was a half-heartedness with which I approached it, and that was probably inappropriate.
 
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