halfslachtig

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Dutch

Etymology

From half (“half”) +‎ slacht (“sort, kind - compare geslacht”) +‎ -ig or halfslacht +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɦɑlfˈslɑx.təx/
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  • Hyphenation: half‧slach‧tig
  • Rhymes: -ɑxtəx

Adjective

halfslachtig (comparative halfslachtiger, superlative halfslachtigst)

  1. without much conviction or effort; halfhearted
    Hij deed een halfslachtige poging om te stoppen met roken.
    He made a half-hearted attempt to quit smoking.

Declension

Declension of halfslachtig
uninflected halfslachtig
inflected halfslachtige
comparative halfslachtiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial halfslachtig halfslachtiger het halfslachtigst
het halfslachtigste
indefinite m./f. sing. halfslachtige halfslachtigere halfslachtigste
n. sing. halfslachtig halfslachtiger halfslachtigste
plural halfslachtige halfslachtigere halfslachtigste
definite halfslachtige halfslachtigere halfslachtigste
partitive halfslachtigs halfslachtigers —

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