adv. (common).—Weak-minded; shallow-brained. See APARTMENTS and TILE LOOSE.

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  1834.  SOUTHEY, The Doctor, ch. x. William Dove’s was not a case of fatuity. Though all was not there, there was a great deal. He was what is called HALF-SAVED.

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  1874.  M. and F. COLLINS, Frances, ch. xlii. This groom was what they call in the west country ‘HALF SAVED.’

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