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tepid

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As an adjective, tepid means lukewarm.

Meanings of tepid

3 meanings

adjective

  1. Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool.

    “I'm drinking a cup of tepid water.”

  2. Uninterested; exhibiting little passion or eagerness; lukewarm.

    “He gave me a tepid response to the proposal.”

  3. Feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm

    “a halfhearted effort”

    “gave only lukewarm support to the candidate”

    Similar: halfhearted, half-hearted, lukewarm

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: moderately warm
adjective: feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm

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