by halves English

Meaning by halves meaning

What does by halves mean?

by halves Prepositional phrase

— (idiomatic) Partially, incompletely; inadequately, halfheartedly, shoddily.

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unfinished

perfunctory

perfunctorily

incomplete

in part

imperfectly

halfway

half-heartedly

half-cocked

half-baked

half measures

evenly