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Webster 1913 Edition
Tepid
Tep′id
,Adj.
[L.
tepidus
, fr. tepere
to be warm; akin to Skr. tap
to be warm, tapas
heat.] Moderately warm; lukewarm;
– as, a
tepid
bath; tepid
rays; tepid
vapors. Tep′id-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tepid
TEP'ID
,Adj.
Moderately warm; lukewarm; as a tepid bath; tepid rays; tepid vapors.
Tepid mineral waters, are such as have less sensible cold than common water.
Definition 2024
tepid
tepid
English
Adjective
tepid (not comparable)
- Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool.
- I'm drinking a cup of tepid water.
- Uninterested; exhibiting little passion or eagerness.
- He gave me a tepid response to the proposal.
- 2016 October 22, Rami G Khouri, “Lebanese oligarchy preserves its interests once again”, in Aljazeera:
- The erratic behaviour of Hariri now is largely explained by the fact that his best days may be behind him, given his long absences from the country for security reasons, his declining Saudi business interests, some local challenges to his tepid leadership in recent municipal elections, and his decline in stature in the eyes of his Saudi backers.
Synonyms
- (neither warm nor cool): lukewarm
- (exhibiting little passion): uninterested, lukewarm
- See also Wikisaurus:warm
Derived terms
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Translations
lukewarm
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uninterested
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