Meaning of half-embrace | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A partial hug.
2. An ambivalent acceptance or adoption.

Examples

““But throughout these calamities.“ huskily continued Don Benito. painfully turning in the half-embrace of his servant. “I have⟳ to thank⟳ those Negroes you see⟳, who, though to your inexperienced eyes appearing unruly, have⟳, indeed, conducted themselves with less restlessness than even their owner could have⟳ thought possible under such circumstances."”

“This half-embrace of failure, as Coward suggests, is something the British like⟳ to think⟳ of as distinctly British.”

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