Half-heartedly
Half-heartedly adverb - Without enthusiasm; in a half-hearted manner.
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Synonyms for Half-heartedly
Little and half-heartedly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Little" instead an adverb phrase "Half-heartedly".
Little
Little adverb - In a very small quantity or degree.
Half-heartedly and little are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Half-heartedly" instead an adverb "Little".
Nearby Word: littleness
Both words in one sentence
- All the prequels half-heartedly imply that democracy is important and worth defending, but little of the plot supports this conclusion.
Source: Broken Aesop / Live-Action Films -
At first, he appears to be little more than an angry supervisor to Hans who tries to take the student's camera away and half-heartedly threatens them with reprecussions, but by the end of the film, he comes back with his colleagues to 'disappear' the whole crew.
Source: Film / The Troll Hunter
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