Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
halfheartedly. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
halfheartedly, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
halfheartedly in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
halfheartedly you have here. The definition of the word
halfheartedly will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
halfheartedly, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
From halfhearted + -ly.
Adverb
halfheartedly (comparative more halfheartedly, superlative most halfheartedly)
- Without enthusiasm or interest.
1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:This appeal seemed to produce some effect, for two of the fellows began to look here and there among the lumber, but half-heartedly, I thought, and with half an eye to their own danger all the time, while the rest stood irresolute on the road.
1901 [1878], Leo Tolstoy, translated by Constance Garnett, Anna Karenina:“Oh, but I feel, and particularly just now—it’s your fault,” he said, pressing her hand—“that all that doesn’t count. I do it in a way halfheartedly. If I could care for all that as I care for you!... Instead of that, I do it in these days like a task that is set me.”
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
See also