adv. (common).Weak-minded; shallow-brained. See APARTMENTS and TILE LOOSE.
1834. SOUTHEY, The Doctor, ch. x. William Doves was not a case of fatuity. Though all was not there, there was a great deal. He was what is called HALF-SAVED.
1874. M. and F. COLLINS, Frances, ch. xlii. This groom was what they call in the west country HALF SAVED.