half a mind

An inclination that is not definite or resolute. For example, I've half a mind to drop the course, or He went out with half a mind to walk all the way there. [First half of 1700s] Also see have a good mind to.

Words nearby half a mind

haley, haley, alex, half, half a heart, with, half a loaf is better than none, half a mind, half and half nail, half bath, half binding, half blood, half board

Example sentences from the Web for half a mind

  • I had half-a-mind to discard my little camera also, but somehow or other I could not bring myself to part with this.

    Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons |Henry Charles Mahoney

  • "I'm half-a-mind to go over there and tell them off," Nora murmured.

    Death of a Spaceman |Walter M. Miller