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Deceptive statement
A half-truth is a deceptive statement that includes some element of truth. The statement might be partly true, the statement may be totally true, but
Half-truth
Methods of mind manipulation, often based on logical fallacies
to include X, therefore, A = B. Half-truth A half-truth is a deceptive statement that includes some element of truth. It comes in several forms: the statement
Propaganda_techniques
2013 studio album by Face to Face
Three Chords and a Half Truth is the ninth studio album by American punk rock band Face to Face, released on April 9, 2013, through Trevor Keith's Antagonist
Three_Chords_and_a_Half_Truth
1932 comedy film
The Half Naked Truth is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film starring Lee Tracy and Lupe Vélez, with Frank Morgan and Eugene Pallette in support. Directed
The_Half_Naked_Truth
1980 studio album by Richard H. Kirk
Disposable Half-Truths is the debut solo album by Richard H. Kirk, released originally on cassette by Industrial Records in 1980. Recorded at Western
Disposable_Half-Truths
Exploitative type of social influence
manipulation Gaslight (1944 film) – 1944 American film by George Cukor Half-truth – Deceptive statement Internet manipulation – Manipulation of digital
Manipulation_(psychology)
Internet adage
advantage over us in the discussion. In very few words they can announce a half-truth; and in order to demonstrate that it is incomplete, we are obliged to
Brandolini's_law
Espionage jargon
II regarding sexual abuse by priests as a "modified, limited hangout". Half-truth Mental reservation Minimisation (psychology) Spin (propaganda) Marchetti
Limited_hangout
American television sitcom (2002–2006)
Half & Half is an American television sitcom created by Jeffrey Klarik and executive-produced by Yvette Lee Bowser through her Sister Lee Productions
Half_&_Half
American punk rock band formed in 1991
Chords and a Half Truth (2013); both albums were released on Keith's label Antagonist Records. After the release of Three Chords and a Half Truth, Yaro once
Face_to_Face_(punk_band)
1983 Indian film
Ardh Satya (lit. 'Half truth') is a 1983 action drama film directed by Govind Nihalani from a screenplay by Vijay Tendulkar. The film was based on the
Ardh_Satya
Propaganda technique
(German: große Lüge) is a gross distortion or misrepresentation of the truth, primarily used as a political propaganda technique. The German expression
Big_lie
Form of post-mortem mutilation
2009. Koerner, Brendan I. (17 November 2009). "The Colombian Necktie Half-Truth". Microkhan. Retrieved 15 March 2021. Iovine, Anna Rose (16 March 2016)
Colombian_necktie
Factual information disseminated with harmful intention
Targets Inconvenient Truths". reason.com. Retrieved 2023-06-15. Wir, Andrey (March 16, 2023). "'Malinformation' and the Wrong Truth : By accepting the concept
Malinformation
2015 film by James Vanderbilt
Truth is a 2015 American political drama film written, directed, and produced by James Vanderbilt in his directorial debut. Based on Mary Mapes's memoir
Truth_(2015_film)
American industrial company
safety certification for the cladding in the UK through a "misleading half-truth." On November 1, 2016, Alcoa Inc. spun off its bauxite, alumina, and aluminium
Arconic
Propaganda technique
over multiple channels (like news and social media) without regard for truth or consistency. The firehose of falsehood is a contemporary model for Russian
Firehose_of_falsehood
Fact-checking website
Fact-checking website Hoax – Widespread deliberate fabrication presented as truth List of common misconceptions Snopes Media Group (September 23, 2022). "Snopes
Snopes
Causing someone to believe something that is not true
stretching the truth to a degree. Understatements: minimization or downplaying aspects of the truth. Untruths: misinterpreting the truth. Buller and Burgoon
Deception
Fallacy of incomplete evidence
Confirmation bias Data dredging False balance Fact-checking Hawthorne effect Half-truth Jumping to conclusions Othello error Pars destruens/pars construens Proof
Cherry_picking
Attributing events to improbable causes
conspiracy and absence of evidence for it are misinterpreted as evidence of its truth. Psychologist Stephan Lewandowsky observes "the stronger the evidence against
Conspiracy_theory
Deliberately misleading information
strategies and forms of knowing—including not only falsehoods but also truths, half-truths, and value judgements—to exploit and amplify culture wars and other
Disinformation
Language that deliberately disguises, distorts, or reverses the meaning of words
the target" for bombing), in which case it is primarily meant to make the truth sound more palatable. It may also refer to intentional ambiguity in language
Doublespeak
Informal fallacy involving falsely limited alternatives
architecture Degrees of truth Dichotomy Distinction without a difference Euthyphro dilemma Fallacy of the single cause Half-truth Hobson's choice Law of
False_dilemma
2015 young adult fantasy novel by Tautis
Nathan in Half Bad, and his feelings remain, even though Nathan is with Annalise. There are also two short stories - "Half Lies" and "Half Truth" - from
Half_Wild
Slang term for nonsense
particular concern for truth, clarity, or meaning, distinguishing "bullshit" from a deliberate, manipulative lie intended to subvert the truth. In business and
Bullshit
Excuse to do or say something that is not accurate
would disapprove or take punitive action. Pretexts may be based on a half-truth or developed in the context of a misleading fabrication. In US law, a
Pretext
Effort to damage someone's reputation
"On Language; Vamping Till Ready". The New York Times. Matt Bai. All The Truth Is Out: The Week That Politics Went Tabloid. Knopf (September 30, 2014)
Smear_campaign
Novel by Brandon Sanderson
Wind and Truth is an epic fantasy novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson and is the fifth book in The Stormlight Archive series. It was published
Wind_and_Truth
Politics in which facts are considered irrelevant
Post-truth politics, also described as post-factual politics or post-reality politics, is a widely recognized[when?] historical period where political
Post-truth_politics
Defunct Micronation in Nova Scotia, Canada
press outlets, and press coverage exposed the principality as a humorous half-truth. In 1973, Outer Bald Tusket Island was sold by Russell Arundel for the
Principality of Outer Baldonia
Principality_of_Outer_Baldonia
British comedian and statistician
November 2025. "Andy Zaltzman: Swears To Tell The Truth, The Half Truth And Everything But The Truth : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". chortle.co.uk. Retrieved
Andy_Zaltzman
Force to frame Russia, that it was part of a conspiracy to conceal the "truth" about HIV (seven disease specialists were on board), or that the Illuminati
List_of_conspiracy_theories
Incorrect or misleading information
incomplete, misleading, or false information as well as selective or half-truths. Social media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, X, etc., are designed
Misinformation
Cherry picking (suppressed evidence, incomplete evidence, argument by half-truth, fallacy of exclusion, card stacking, slanting) – using individual cases
List_of_fallacies
1922 film
Half a Truth is a 1922 British silent crime film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Margaret Hope, Lawford Davidson and Miles Mander. It was based
Half_a_Truth
Intentionally false statement made to deceive
civil or criminal penalties. A half-truth or partial truth is a deceptive statement that includes some element of truth. The statement might be partly
Lie
Attempt to deny the scale and severity of genocide
recollection and suffocation of remembrance. Falsification, deception and half-truths reduce what was, to what might have been or perhaps what was not at all
Genocide_denial
Informal fallacy
No Intelligence Allowed § Charles Darwin quotation issue FactCheck.org Half-truth Prooftext Recontextualization Engel, S. Morris (1994). With Good Reason
Quoting_out_of_context
English actor, comedian and screenwriter (born 1972)
comedy Mr. Sloane. In October 2015, Frost released a memoir titled Truths, Half Truths & Little White Lies (Hodder & Stoughton); the book details his life
Nick_Frost
2026 British television miniseries
Half Man is a British six-part television drama created by Richard Gadd. It is a co-production by Thistledown Pictures and Mam Tor Productions for the
Half_Man_(TV_series)
1995 book by Carl Sagan
This is also a short-term/long-term fallacy. Suppressed evidence, or half-truth. Weasel word. Talleyrand said: "An important art of politicians is to
The_Demon-Haunted_World
American nonprofit fact-checking website
their findings on the PolitiFact website, where each statement receives a "Truth-O-Meter" rating. The ratings range from "True" for statements the journalists
PolitiFact
Topics referred to by the same term
Is Buddy "Three Chords & the Truth", a Chase Rice song from his 2017 album Lambs & Lions Three Chords and a Half Truth, a 2013 album by Face to Face
Three_Chords_and_the_Truth
Mathematical table used in logic
A truth table is a mathematical table used in logic—specifically in connection with Boolean algebra, Boolean functions, and propositional calculus—which
Truth_table
Expression associated with political misinformation established in 2017
Retrieved January 18, 2018. d'Ancona, Matthew (2017). Post-Truth: The New War on Truth and How to Fight Back. Ebury Press. ISBN 978-1785036873. Goodspeed
Alternative_facts
Rejecting scientific or historical consensus
types of denialism include misrepresenting evidence, false equivalence, half-truths, and outright fabrication. South African judge Edwin Cameron notes that
Denialism
2014 video game
points made throughout the game, with most choices being the truth, a lie, or a half-truth. Narrating from a cafe in the present day, Nicky Case, the game's
Coming_Out_Simulator_2014
False or misleading information about 5G technology
China, is linked to the large number of 5G towers in the city. However, the truth is that 5G technology was not fully deployed in Wuhan as of 2020. It has
5G_misinformation
Apparently multiple sources for single-source data
error in a dictionary Hoax – Widespread deliberate fabrication presented as truth Media echo chamber – Situation that reinforces beliefs by repetition inside
Circular_reporting
2009 film by Robert Luketic
The Ugly Truth is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Robert Luketic, written by Nicole Eastman, Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, and
The_Ugly_Truth
Concept in logic
Fuzzy logic Fuzzy set Half-truth Multi-valued logic Paradox of the heap Truth Truth value Vagueness Books Vagueness and Degrees of Truth L.A. Zadeh (June 1965)
Degree_of_truth
Pakistani television series
Haroon. They partnered up to separate Haroon and Nageen. Ramsha tells half truth about Nageen's past to Haroon to separate them but he doesn't believes
Deewangi
American game designer (born 1963)
Artifact (2018), digital trading card game KeyForge (2018), unique deck game Half Truth (2019), trivia board game co-created with Ken Jennings Carnival of Monsters
Richard_Garfield
English guitarist
Charlemagnes as lead guitarist in 2016; their first album Three Chords and a Half-Truth was released in 2018. The band have performed with groups such as Moving
Ben_Harding_(musician)
American alt-tech social media platform
Truth Social is an American alt-tech social media platform owned by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), an American company majority-owned by US president
Truth_Social
1937 book by George Orwell
with [an introduction] full of good criticism, unfair criticism, and half-truths." The book grapples "with the social and historical reality of Depression
The_Road_to_Wigan_Pier
Euphemism for dishonesty
To be economical with the truth literally means to avoid revealing too much of the truth. While the idea may have an approbatory sense of prudence or diplomacy
Economical_with_the_truth
Fictional Nazi weapon
mixing up contemporary sources with post-war sensationalist literature, half-truths, and fictitious accounts". According to Salon reviewer Kurt Kleiner,
Die Glocke (conspiracy theory)
Die_Glocke_(conspiracy_theory)
2005 American biographical film by Bennett Miller
15, 2022. von Tunzelmann, Alex (February 7, 2014). "Capote adds more half-truths to the murky story behind In Cold Blood". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved
Capote_(film)
False or misleading information presented as real
implicated in the spread of fake news, such as political polarization, post-truth politics, motivated reasoning, confirmation bias, and social media algorithms
Fake_news
Religious doctrine in Judaism
preferable to tell a technically true but deceptive statement or employ half-truth. It is also completely forbidden to lie habitually, to lie to a child
Jewish_views_on_lying
Report on the 2002 Gujarat riots
The Truth: Gujarat 2002 (also called Operation Kalank) was an investigative report on the 2002 Gujarat riots published by India's Tehelka news magazine
The_Truth:_Gujarat_2002
American political commentator (born 1969)
incoherent conspiracy-mongering, riddled with factual inaccuracies, half-truths, deceptive imagery, and damning omissions." Goldberg was born on the
Jonah_Goldberg
American rock musician; bassist
Essential Collection (2005) Laugh Now, Laugh Later (2011) Three Chords and a Half Truth (2013) Protection (2016) with Viva Death Viva Death (2002) One Percent
Scott_Shiflett
2006 documentary film by Davis Guggenheim
An Inconvenient Truth is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about former vice president of the United States Al Gore's campaign
An_Inconvenient_Truth
the Torrents-Time team claims these fears are exaggerations and based "half-truths". Butter Project "Torrents-Time Brings Popcorn Time to Any Windows Browser
Torrents-Time
American television game show
To Tell the Truth is an American television panel show. Four celebrity panelists are presented with three contestants, all claiming to be the subject
To_Tell_the_Truth
2010 book by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway
Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming is a 2010 non-fiction book by American
Merchants_of_Doubt
Theories of truth aim to identify what all truths have in common. They seek to clarify the role and concept of truth and discern its essential features
Theories_of_truth
American musician
Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares Alike (2021) Every Rock, Every Half-Truth Under Reason (Prophecy Productions, 2025) In the L..L..Library Loft (2005)
Toby_Driver
Series of 21 epic fantasy novels by Terry Goodkind
The Sword of Truth is a series of 21 high fantasy novels and six novellas written by Terry Goodkind. The books follow the protagonists Richard Cypher
The_Sword_of_Truth
originate from a history of fear about the government's lack of transparency or truth in terms of medication since American doctors once approved mercury, radioactive
Conspiracy theories in United States politics
Conspiracy_theories_in_United_States_politics
Novel by John Grisham
dreaming of the big score." Shifty, dishonest, glib and quick with the half-truth, thus considered as being the most dangerous of the heirs. Ramble Phelan:
The_Testament_(Grisham_novel)
2014 Gothic novel by V.C. Andrews
prospective buyer. The once-grand Southern mansion still sparks legends and half-truths about the four innocent Dollanganger children—and holds a special fascination
Christopher's Diary: Secrets of Foxworth
Christopher's_Diary:_Secrets_of_Foxworth
American editorial cartoonist and journalist
Life After Megadeath: 1983, Gibbs Smith (ISBN 0879051418) Treasures of Half-Truth: 1986, Signature Books (ISBN 0-941214-47-8) "Oh My Heck!": A Pretty, Great
Pat_Bagley
Misleading content in advertisements
government regulates advertising through the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) with truth-in-advertising laws and enables private litigation through a number of laws
False_advertising
American abolitionist (c. 1797–1883)
Sojourner Truth (/soʊˈdʒɜːrnər, ˈsoʊdʒɜːrnər/; born Isabella Bomefree; c. 1797 – November 26, 1883) was an American abolitionist and activist for African-American
Sojourner_Truth
2020 film by Andrew Rossi
After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News is a 2020 documentary television film directed by Andrew Rossi and executive produced by Brian Stelter
After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News
After_Truth:_Disinformation_and_the_Cost_of_Fake_News
Canadian writer
been collected in Translated from the Gibberish: Seven Stories and One Half Truth (2019). His nonfiction has been published in the Globe and Mail, the Toronto
Anosh_Irani
Coordinated dissemination of false information
strategies and forms of knowing—including not only falsehoods but also truths, half-truths, and value-laden judgments—to exploit and amplify identity-driven
Disinformation_attack
2020 comedy-horror series by Nick Frost
that Stolen Picture was developing their first television project Truth Seekers, a half-hour comedy-horror series about a three-person paranormal investigation
Truth_Seekers
Indian playwright (1928-2008)
(1974), Akrosh (transl. The Outrage; 1980), and Ardh Satya (transl. The Half-Truth; 1984) which established him as an important "Chronicler of Violence"
Vijay_Tendulkar
Modern Hermetic tract
identical in nature, but different in degree; extremes meet; all truths are but half-truths; all paradoxes may be reconciled." 5. The principle of rhythm
The_Kybalion
2010 book by Frank Dikötter
1093/ahr/117.5.1565. Dikötter, Frank (2013). "Response to 'Hard facts and half-truths: The new archival history of China's Great Famine'". China Information
Mao's_Great_Famine
Exaggerated or invented story about the European Union
Counterpropaganda Disinformation Fake news Half-truth News propaganda Political alienation Political apathy Post-truth politics Reputation management Spin (propaganda)
Euromyth
2005 book by John Polkinghorne
inflate an assembly of half-truths into a theory of everything". He believes that Evolutionary epistemology is also based on a half-truth. Being able to make
Exploring_Reality
2010 American film
Inconvenient Truth director Davis Guggenheim." On Metacritic it has a score of 81% based on reviews from 31 critics. Roger Ebert gave the film three and a half out
Waiting_for_"Superman"
2020 memoir by John Bolton
"traitor" and described the book as containing "a number of lies, fully-spun half-truths, and outright falsehoods." The 2018 North Korea–United States Singapore
The_Room_Where_It_Happened
Type of deception
victim that lasts beyond the duration of the act. Discrediting tactic Half-truth Mind games "APA Dictionary of Psychology". dictionary.apa.org. Retrieved
Minimisation_(psychology)
Belief in truth based on only intuition
word, truth, was not absolutely ridiculous enough: "We're not talking about truth, we're talking about something that seems like truth—the truth we want
Truthiness
Eldest Pandava in the epic Mahabharata
duty to cripple Drona and upholding his morals, Yudhishthira opted to half truth where he confirmed the death of Ashwatthama the elephant, but omitted
Yudhishthira
2004 studio album by Todd Rundgren
the issue of truth - focusing more on half-truths than outright lies. From the liner notes: "All of these songs are about a paucity of truth. At first they
Liars_(Todd_Rundgren_album)
2004 documentary film by Michael Moore
Holman W. Jr. (June 5, 2020). "Opinion | Michael Moore's Inconvenient Half-Truth". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original
Fahrenheit_9/11
The Half Sisters is a 2014 Philippine television drama romantic series broadcast by GMA Network. It premiered on the network's Afternoon Prime line up
List of The Half Sisters episodes
List_of_The_Half_Sisters_episodes
Sink" 541: "Bernard and Saul" 542: "Eggshells" 543: "Nothing But the Half Truth" 544: "Split Ends" 545: "Something's Got to Change" 546: "No Way Out (Part
List of Adventures in Odyssey episodes
List_of_Adventures_in_Odyssey_episodes
Rapid-fire argument rhetorical technique
galloper confronts an opponent with a rapid series of specious arguments, half-truths, misrepresentations, and outright lies, making it impossible for the
Gish_gallop
American professional wrestler (born 1972)
ring name R-Truth and is one-half of the current WWE Tag Team Champions with Damian Priest in their first reign as a team. It is also R-Truth's first individual
R-Truth
Accusations of historical negationism regarding Ferdinand Marcos
or distortion. Historical negationism Fake news in the Philippines Post-truth politics "Philippine government faces backlash amid claims it is trying
Historical distortion regarding Ferdinand Marcos
Historical_distortion_regarding_Ferdinand_Marcos
Book by K. S. Lal
regarded the book as an "ambitious work" that contained a "mixture of half-truth and downright error." Simon Digby disputed Lal's study of the demographic
Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India
Growth_of_Muslim_Population_in_Medieval_India
HALF TRUTH
HALF TRUTH
Male
English
 English surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English heall "hall," hence "lives at the hall." Middle English name HALL means "to cover, conceal."
Male
German
Pet form of German Adolf, AHLF means "noble wolf."
Girl/Female
Indian
Aureole, Halo around the Moon
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
From the Hall or Manor
Girl/Female
Muslim
Lunar halo. Glory.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, English, French, German, Teutonic
Ingenious; From the Hall; Healthy Hero
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, German, Norse, Scandinavian, Teutonic
Half Dane; Half-danish
Male
English
Pet form of English Henry, HAL means "home-ruler."
Boy/Male
Norse
Half son of Asgeir.
Boy/Male
English Swedish Teutonic
Lives in the hall.
Male
Scandinavian
 Scandinavian form of Old Norse Ráðúlfr, RALF means "wise wolf." Compare with another form of Ralf.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, Irish, German, and Scandinavian
English, Scottish, Irish, German, and Scandinavian : from Middle English hall (Old English heall), Middle High German halle, Old Norse hǫll all meaning ‘hall’ (a spacious residence), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in or near a hall or an occupational name for a servant employed at a hall. In some cases it may be a habitational name from places named with this word, which in some parts of Germany and Austria in the Middle Ages also denoted a salt mine. The English name has been established in Ireland since the Middle Ages, and, according to MacLysaght, has become numerous in Ulster since the 17th century.Hall is one of the commonest and most widely distributed of English surnames, bearing witness to the importance of the hall as a feature of the medieval village.
Male
English
Short form of English Alfred, ALF means "elf counsel." Compare with other forms of Alf.
Boy/Male
Latin
Half man half horse.
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse Alfr, ALF means "elf." Compare with other forms of Alf.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Aureole, Halo around the Moon
Female
Welsh
Welsh name HAF means "summer."
Boy/Male
Arabic, Indian, Lebanese, Sanskrit, Swahili
Halo Around the Moon; Plough; Great; Dazzling; Sweetness
Girl/Female
African, Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Lebanese, Muslim, Pashtun, Sanskrit, Swahili
Halo Around the Moon; Plough; Girlfriend; Great; Dazzling; Glorious; Lunar Halo; Glory; Golden; Female Friend; Sweetness; Outline of Brightness Surrounding a Full Moon
Male
German
Low German pet form of German Adolf, ALF means "noble wolf." Compare with other forms of Alf.
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Boy/Male
Hindu
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Perfectly Formed
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a forester employed to look after the trees and game in a forest, Middle English woodward (from the Old English elements mentioned at 2).English : perhaps also from an Old English personal name Wuduweard, composed of the elements wudu ‘wood’ + weard ‘guardian’, ‘protector’.English : Henry Woodward emigrated from England in 1635 and settled first in Dorchester, MA, and subsequently in Northampton, MA. He had many prominent descendants. Another Henry Woodward, born about 1646 in the British West Indies, was the first English settler in SC (1664).
Boy/Male
Hindu
Kind hearted, Spiritual
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Hebrew
El.
Boy/Male
Greek, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Spanish
Rose Garden; Roses
Girl/Female
British, English
Happy
Female
Egyptian
, the wife of Har-em-ha.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Danish, English, Swedish
Pledge; Variant of Carlene and Charlene; Eagle
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a.
Half-blooded.
a.
Done or happening at intervals of half an hour.
a.
Half-filled.
a.
Of half the whole or ordinary length, as a picture.
n.
The moon at the quarters, when half its disk appears illuminated.
a.
Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half bushel; a half hour; a half dollar; a half view.
a.
Half-demented; half-witted.
a.
Imperfectly hatched; as, half-hatched eggs.
n.
See Half deck, under Deck.
a.
One of two equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided; -- sometimes followed by of; as, a half of an apple.
n.
Half the length of a sword; close fight.
n.
A person whose father and mother are of different races; a half-breed.
n.
The shape of a half-moon; a crescent.
a.
Half-blooded.
a.
Half-bred; imperfect.
a.
Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect; as, a half dream; half knowledge.
n.
One half of a shutter made in two parts for closing a porthole.
v. t. & i.
To form, or surround with, a halo; to encircle with, or as with, a halo.
adv.
In an equal part or degree; in some pa/ appro/mating a half; partially; imperfectly; as, half-colored, half done, half-hearted, half persuaded, half conscious.