tepid
/ˈtɛpɪd/
adjective
- Only slightly warm; lukewarm.
- The soup had gone tepid after sitting on the counter for an hour.
- The bathwater was tepid, so she added more hot water.
- He took a sip of the tepid coffee and grimaced.
- Showing little enthusiasm or excitement; halfhearted.
- Her tepid response to the proposal made it clear she wasn't interested.
- The movie received tepid reviews from critics.
- The audience gave the comedian a tepid round of applause.
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