half-hearted

a half-hearted attempt to do something lacks effort and enthusiasm I made a half-hearted attempt to start a conversation with him and then gave up.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lenny	LEN-ee	English
Saleh	-	Arabic
Wilhelm	VIL-helm (German), VEEL-khelm (Polish)	German, Polish, Ancient Germanic
DanutĖ	-	Lithuanian
Billings	['bliŋz]
Jareth	JER-əth (English), JAR-əth (English)	Popular Culture