'Half-hearted' definitions:
Definition of 'half-hearted'
From: WordNet
adjective
Feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm; "a halfhearted effort"; "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate" [syn: halfhearted, half-hearted, tepid, lukewarm]
Definition of 'Half-hearted'
From: GCIDE
- halfhearted \half"heart`ed\, Half-hearted \Half"-heart`ed\(-h[aum]rt`[e^]d), 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. [WordNet sense 1] --H. James. [1913 Webster +PJC]