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[ adjective ] moderately warm

Synonyms

tepid

Examples

"he hates lukewarm coffee" "tepid bath water"

Used in print

(Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)

Glendora put_down a dish of lukewarm rice .

Related terms

warm

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[ adjective ] feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm

Synonyms

halfhearted

Examples

"a halfhearted effort" "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate"

Used in print

(James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)

Arnold_Lodley and Michael_Perse were like the rest - lukewarm , ready to swing against Hudson in a crisis .

Related terms

unenthusiastic

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Rhymes with

warm swarm form dorm norm uniform storm conform perform transform inform deform reform platform misinform hailstorm chloroform thunderstorm underperform snowstorm sandstorm transform windstorm barnstorm brainstorm cuneiform outperform firestorm rainstorm

Phonetic and Homophones

L UW1 K W AO1 R M

Similar Spelling

lukewarmly

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