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tepid

[ tep-id ]

adjective

  1. moderately warm; lukewarm:

    tepid water.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. characterized by a lack of force or enthusiasm:

    tepid prose;

    the critics' tepid reception for the new play.

    Synonyms: , ,



tepid

/ ˈ³ÙÉ›±èɪ»å /

adjective

  1. slightly warm; lukewarm
  2. relatively unenthusiastic or apathetic

    the play had a tepid reception

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Derived Forms

  • ³Ù±ðˈ±è¾±»å¾±³Ù²â, noun
  • ˈ³Ù±ð±è¾±»å±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ù±ð·±è¾±»åi·³Ù²â ³Ù±ð±èi»å·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ³Ù±ð±èi»å·±ô²â adverb
  • ²õ³Ü²ú·³Ù±ð±èi»å adjective
  • sub·³Ù±ð±èi»å·±ô²â adverb
  • sub·³Ù±ð±èi»å·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • sub³Ù±ð·±è¾±»åi·³Ù²â noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tepid1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin tepidus “lukewarm,†from ³Ù±ð±è(ŧ°ù±ð) “to be lukewarm†+ -idus -id 4
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tepid1

C14: from Latin tepidus, from ³Ù±ð±èŧ°ù±ð to be lukewarm
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“Snow White†received a grade of “B+†from audience polling firm CinemaScore, indicating a tepid response from moviegoers.

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But Gadot gets the best number in a tepid batch, a villain’s anthem that welds together a half-dozen sneering, cooing, minor-key tempo shifts.

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Earlier this year, Sir Keir was criticised for saying "too many people in Whitehall are comfortable in the tepid bath of managed decline".

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Occasionally this has spilled into public view, most notably when the prime minister in December claimed that "too many people in Whitehall are comfortable in the tepid bath of managed decline".

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A new revival of Suzan-Lori Parks’ “Topdog/Underdog,†even one as tepid as the one at Pasadena Playhouse, provides an opportunity to reflect on the work’s strange, eventful history.

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