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 -id4

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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, adverb

Word Origin for tepid

C14: from Latin tepidus, from tepēre to be lukewarm