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lukewarm - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'lukewarm' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Lukewarm [ a.]
- Moderately warm; neither cold nor hot; tepid; not ardent; not zealous; cool; indifferent.

Meaning of 'lukewarm' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . lukewarm [ s]
Meaning (1):
- feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
Example in sentence:
  • a halfhearted effort;
  • gave only lukewarm support to the candidate
Meaning (2):
- moderately warm
Example in sentence:
  • he hates lukewarm coffee;
  • tepid bath water

Nearby Words:

luke

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