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half-hearted
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half-hearted
a half-hearted attempt to do something lacks effort and enthusiasm. I made a half-hearted attempt to start a conversation with him and then gave up.

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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.
Anatomy of a farce by Garfinkle, Adam / The National Interest
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.
Scotch and curry by Elie, Lolis Eric / African American Review
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