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Tepid

//ˈtɛpɪd// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool.

    "I'm drinking a cup of tepid water."

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

    "He gave me a tepid response to the proposal."

Adjective
  1. 1
    feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm wordnet
  2. 2
    moderately warm wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tepidus. Cognate with Sanskrit तप् (tap), Proto-Slavic *teplъ.

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