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tepid
1. Moderately warm or slightly warm; lukewarm.
2. Lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm.
3. Characterized by a lack of force or enthusiasm; halfhearted.
4. Etymology: from Latin tepidus, "lukewarm", from tepere, "to be warm".
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tepid, torpid
tepid (TEP id) (adjective)
Lukewarm; lacking in enthusiasm or passion: "The tea in his cup has become tepid and had to be refreshed with more hot tea."

"Her tepid personality was a guise for a brilliant mind."

torpid (TOR pid) (adjective)
Sluggish, apathetic; bringing about listlessness: "The heat and humidity created such a torpid feeling that all he could do was to lie in the shade of the trees."

The heat of the day made her feel very torpid; unfortunately, she was unable to gain any relief by swimming in the lake because the water was just too tepid.

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Word Entries containing the term: “tepid”
tepid bath
The act of soaking or cleansing the body or any of its parts in moderately-warm water.
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