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Lukewarm Moderate

Lukewarm has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

moderately warm

"he hates lukewarm coffee"

"tepid bath water"

2

feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm

"a halfhearted effort"

"gave only lukewarm support to the candidate"

3

Between warm and cool.

Example Sentences
"he hates lukewarm coffee" adjective
"tepid bath water" adjective
"a halfhearted effort" adjective
"gave only lukewarm support to the candidate" adjective
Related Terms

Origin

The word lukewarm comes from Middle English, combining the words luke and warm. The first part, originally meaning tepid, is related to Old English hlēow, which meant warm or sunny.

Rhyming Words
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