quarter-heartedly
quarter-heartedly adverb: in a quarter-hearted manner.
Adverb
quarter-heartedly (comparative more quarter-heartedly, superlative most quarter-heartedly)
- In a quarter-hearted manner.
- I tried to play the game—whole-heartedly at first, then half-heartedly, then quarter-heartedly.1964, Helen Gurley Brown, Sex and the Office, page 87
- Alfonso despises Annetta, Annetta despises Alfonso, and they continue to court each other quarter-heartedly.1966, D. J. Enright, Conspirators and Poets, page 168
Forms of quarter-heartedly
| comparative | more quarter-heartedly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most quarter-heartedly |
Origin of quarter-heartedly
From quarter + heartedly, by analogy with halfheartedly.
Questions about quarter-heartedly
- What does quarter-heartedly mean?
- Quarter-heartedly means in a quarter-hearted manner.
- What part of speech is quarter-heartedly?
- Quarter-heartedly is an adverb.
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