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| | | | half-heartedly | (adv) without enthusiasm; in a half-hearted manner, Example: she tried half-heartedly | | halfhearted | (adj) feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm, Syn. half-hearted, tepid, lukewarm, Example: a halfhearted effort; gave only lukewarm support to the candidate |
| | Half-heard | a. Imperfectly or partly heard; not heard to the end. [ 1913 Webster ] And leave half-heard the melancholy tale. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Half-hearted | a. 1. Wanting in heart or spirit; ungenerous; unkind. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Lacking zeal or courage; performed with less than a full effort; lukewarm; unenthusiastic; as, a half-hearted attempt; -- of actions. [ wns=1 ] H. James. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ] Variants: halfhearted |
| | 敷衍 | [fū yǎn, ㄈㄨ ㄧㄢˇ, 敷 衍] to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory; to skimp; to botch; to do sth half-heartedly or just for show; barely enough to get by #17,528 [Add to Longdo] | | 敷衍了事 | [fū yǎn liǎo shì, ㄈㄨ ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ, 敷 衍 了 事] to skimp; to work half-heartedly; not to bother #51,573 [Add to Longdo] | | 敷衍塞责 | [fū yǎn sè zé, ㄈㄨ ㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄜˋ ㄗㄜˊ, 敷 衍 塞 责 / 敷 衍 塞 責] to skimp on the job; to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriously #75,960 [Add to Longdo] |
| | 甘い | [あまい, amai] (exp, adj-i) (1) (uk) sweet; delicious; (2) fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); (3) lightly salted; (4) (See 甘く見る) naive; overly optimistic; soft on; generous; indulgent; easy-going; (5) half-hearted; not finished properly; (6) tempting (e.g. words); promising; (P) #9,400 [Add to Longdo] | | はいはい;へいへい | [haihai ; heihei] (int) (col) (See はい) yeah, yeah (used for half-hearted or insincere agreement) [Add to Longdo] | | 気のない;気の無い | [きのない, kinonai] (adj-i) (See 気がない) indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless [Add to Longdo] | | 散漫 | [さんまん, sanman] (adj-na, n) vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse; (P) [Add to Longdo] | | 消極的 | [しょうきょくてき, shoukyokuteki] (adj-na) negative; half-hearted; passive; unmotivated; pessimistic; (P) [Add to Longdo] | | 生半;生なか;生中 | [なまなか, namanaka] (adj-na) (1) (See 中途半端, なまはんか) halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-hearted; (adv) (2) (See なまじっか・1) half-heartedly; insufficiently [Add to Longdo] | | 生半可 | [なまはんか, namahanka] (adj-na, n) superficial; half-hearted [Add to Longdo] | | 生返事 | [なまへんじ, namahenji] (n, vs) half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer [Add to Longdo] | | 憖 | [なまじ, namaji] (adv) (1) (uk) (See 憖い・1) thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; half-heartedly; (adj-na) (2) (See 憖い・2) halfway; half-done; incomplete [Add to Longdo] | | 憖い | [なまじい, namajii] (adv) (1) (uk) (See 憖・1) thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; half-heartedly; (adj-na) (2) (See 憖・2) halfway; half-done; incomplete [Add to Longdo] | | 憖っか | [なまじっか, namajikka] (adv) (1) (uk) thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; half-heartedly; (adj-na) (2) halfway; half-done; incomplete [Add to Longdo] |
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