tepid
[ tep-id ]
/ ˈtɛp ɪd /
adjective
moderately warm; lukewarm: tepid water.
characterized by a lack of force or enthusiasm: tepid prose; the critics' tepid reception for the new play.
Origin of tepid
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin
tepidus lukewarm, equivalent to
tep(ēre) to be lukewarm +
-idus
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British Dictionary definitions for tepid
tepid
/ (ˈtɛpɪd) /
adjective
slightly warm; lukewarm
relatively unenthusiastic or apathetic
the play had a tepid reception
Derived forms of tepid
tepidity or tepidness, noun tepidly, adverbWord Origin for tepid
C14: from Latin
tepidus, from
tepēre to be lukewarm