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lukewarm Definition


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lukewarm
adj
    1. Said especially of liquids: moderately warm.
    2. Said of interest, support, response, etc: not enthusiastic; indifferent.
      Thesaurus: indifferent, apathetic, cool, ambivalent, aloof, phlegmatic, unenthusiastic, half-hearted, unresponsive; Antonym: enthusiastic.
Derivative: luke-warmly
adverb
    Etymology: 14c: from Anglo-Saxon hleuke tepid + warm.



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