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Definition of half-heartedly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

half-heartedly

adverb

/ˌhɑːf ˈhɑːtɪdli/

/ˌhæf ˈhɑːrtɪdli/

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without enthusiasm or effort
- I half-heartedly joined a gym to get fit.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Half-heartedly is used with these verbs:
listen
wave
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