Incomplete or half-done; done in a careless or half‑hearted way. Often used colloquially to criticize something as not thorough.
仕事を中途半端に終わらせないで、最後までやってください。
Don't leave the work half‑done; please finish it to the end.
その説明は中途半端で、よく分からなかった。
That explanation was half‑baked and I didn't really understand it.
彼は中途ハンパな準備で試合に臨んだので、負けてしまった。
He went into the match with half‑hearted preparation, so he lost.
中途半端な知識はかえって危険だ。
Half‑baked knowledge can be more dangerous than none.