Halfhearted

"Halfhearted" in a Sentence (6 examples)

His halfhearted apology could barely satisfy anyone.

Tom gave a halfhearted smile.

Near-synonym: half-assed

He made a halfhearted attempt to read the chapter before giving up and dozing off.

There were chants against the domestic league's president Dumitru Dragomir and also a half-hearted two-man pitch invasion by Universitatea Craiova fans protesting at the expulsion of their club from the league.

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