Defn: Informed by insufficient reading; superficial; shallow. Dryden.
HALF SEAS OVER
Half" seas` o`ver.
Defn: Half drunk. [Slang: used only predicatively.] Spectator.
HALF-SIGHTED
Half"-sight`ed, a.
Defn: Seeing imperfectly; having weak discernment. Bacon.
HALF-SISTER
Half"-sis`ter, n.
Defn: A sister by one parent only.
HALF-STRAINED
Half"-strained`, a.
Defn: Half-bred; imperfect. [R.] "A half-strained villain." Dryden.
HALF-SWORD
Half"-sword`, n.