Half-read
Half´-read`
(~rĕd`) a. 1. Informed by insufficient reading; superficial; shallow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Before, my flawless personal logic would dictate that going to bed early was tedious - who, after all, would go to that weird Wednesday party or half-read those books and watch all these films and spend important hours on the internet, deep-diving into page seven of a Google search?
"Despite the usual hysterical reactions, mostly from people who half-read what I write and immediately jump on their keyboards, I have no intention of stopping.
In each case the book goes half-read, is tremendously helpful for some families and terribly stressful for others, and never gets consulted for the second or third child.
He has been going through each at a pace of one book finished every two to three days, whereas I leave book markers in several half-read books.
But at more than 800 pages and two 'Forewords', it sits half-read on my book shelf.
It's easy to say those "suffering" have probably half-read something about a celebrity diet and are now meekly following in their very misguided footsteps.
The response was predictable, not least among those who never read Taylor's book or, like Trevor-Roper, only half-read it.
In fact, a certain highprofile publisher who vacations here each year with his stack of books has a habit of leaving half-read manuscripts across the resort.
It's an engaging novel, although sometimes verges on the kind of round-robin letter from a friend you only half-read.
Others may choose to close it half-read, uncomfortable with the blunt criticism of well-respected general officers such as Frederick Franks and Norman Schwarzkopf.
So to avoid flaking out on the grass in the heat with a half-read Louis De Bernieres across your face and a painful-looking T-shirt suntan on its way, I suggest you follow those automated chimes of Greensleeves for some frozen diary-based refreshment.
Someone only half-read Matthew Ch 6 (xi) The poor you always have with you.
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