tepid

[ tep-id ]
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adjective
  1. moderately warm; lukewarm:tepid water.

  2. characterized by a lack of force or enthusiasm: tepid prose;the critics' tepid reception for the new play.

Origin of tepid

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin tepidus “lukewarm,” from tep(ēre) “to be lukewarm” + -idus -id4

Other words for tepid

Other words from tepid

  • te·pid·i·ty, tep·id·ness, noun
  • tep·id·ly, adverb
  • sub·tep·id, adjective
  • sub·tep·id·ly, adverb
  • sub·tep·id·ness, noun
  • sub·te·pid·i·ty, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for tepid

tepid

/ (ˈtɛpɪd) /


adjective
  1. slightly warm; lukewarm

  2. relatively unenthusiastic or apathetic: the play had a tepid reception

Origin of tepid

1
C14: from Latin tepidus, from tepēre to be lukewarm

Derived forms of tepid

  • tepidity or tepidness, noun
  • tepidly, adverb

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