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   tepid

   /ˈtɛpɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of a liquid) only slightly warm; lukewarm: "she soaked a flannel in the tepid water" Similar lukewarmwarmishslightly warmat room temperaturechambréOpposite hotcold
   • 2. showing little enthusiasm: "the applause was tepid" Similar unenthusiasticapathetichalf-heartedindifferentcoollukewarmuninterestedunconcernedoffhandperfunctorydesultorylimplistlessinformal:unenthusedvulgar slang:half-arsedhalf-assedOpposite enthusiasticpassionate

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin tepidus, from tepere ‘be warm’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tepidity noun
   • 2. tepidly adverb
   • 3. tepidness noun

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