Dictionary - Definition of HALF-HEARD


Part of Speech	Definition
Adjective	1. Imperfectly or partly heard to the end.[Websters] 2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb half-heardly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form (half-heardly)	1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective half-heard.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.		Top

"Half-heard" is a common misspelling or typo for: half-beard.

Date "Half-heard" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1817. (references)

Specialty Definition: HALF-HEARD

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Adjective] Imperfectly heard; not heard to the end. And leave half-heard the melancholy tale. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
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Part of Speech	Definition
Adjective	1. Imperfectly or partly heard to the end.[Websters] 2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb half-heardly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form (half-heardly)	1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective half-heard.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.		Top

Date "HALF-HEARD" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1817. (references)

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Adjective] Imperfectly heard; not heard to the end. And leave half-heard the melancholy tale. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top