half-assedly
In careless fashion
In a careless, lazy, or incomplete manner—doing something without full effort or attention.
The adverb form of half-assed: He half-assedly apologized without making eye contact.
The word is vulgar but common in casual speech, conveying that minimal effort was applied where more was expected.
Without exertion or haste
- sloppilyIn an untidy manner
- carelesslyWithout due attention
- negligentlyWith culpable inattention
- shoddilyIn an inferior manner
hastily · perfunctorily · slackly · haphazardly · cursorily · superficially · inattentively · thoughtlessly
Not to the end
- partiallyTo an incomplete extent
- inadequatelyIn an insufficient manner
- deficientlyIn an inadequate way
- substandardBelow required quality
amateurishly · unprofessionally · crudely · roughly · messily · untidily · shabbily · flimsily
With obvious unwillingness
- begrudginglyWith unwilling acceptance
- unwillinglyWithout wanting to
- disinterestedlyWithout personal stake involved
- nonchalantlyWith studied indifference
dismissively · flippantly · casually · offhandedly · unconcernedly · passively · detachedly · mechanically
lazily
Without exertion or haste
- sloppilyIn an untidy manner
- carelesslyWithout due attention
- negligentlyWith culpable inattention
shoddily · hastily · perfunctorily · slackly · haphazardly · cursorily · superficially · inattentively · thoughtlessly · lackadaisically
incompletely
Not to the end
- partiallyTo an incomplete extent
- inadequatelyIn an insufficient manner
- deficientlyIn an inadequate way
substandard · amateurishly · unprofessionally · crudely · roughly · messily · untidily · shabbily · flimsily · patchily
reluctantly
With obvious unwillingness
- begrudginglyWith unwilling acceptance
- unwillinglyWithout wanting to
- disinterestedlyWithout personal stake involved
nonchalantly · dismissively · flippantly · casually · offhandedly · unconcernedly · passively · detachedly · mechanically · mindlessly
half-assedlywholeheartedly
With total commitment
fully · completely · devotedly · passionately · earnestly
half-assedlythoroughly
In complete detail
meticulously · conscientiously · diligently · carefully · properly
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