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The definition of lukewarm is someone or something not very warm or lacking in enthusiasm.

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An example of lukewarm is coffee after it's been sitting out for thirty minutes.
An example of lukewarm is someone who reluctantly hugs another person.

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See lukewarm in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

barely or moderately warm: said of liquids
not very warm or enthusiastic: lukewarm praise

Origin: ME luke warme < luke, tepid (akin to LowG luk, Du leuk, tepid < IE *kleu- < base *kel-, warm > OE hleowe, tepid, L calere, to be warm) + warm, warm

Related Forms:

lukewarmly adverb
lukewarmness noun

See lukewarm in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Mildly warm; tepid.
Lacking conviction or enthusiasm; indifferent: gave only lukewarm support to the incumbent candidate.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English leukwarm

Origin: : leuk, luke (possibly alteration of leu, from Old English hlēow; see kelə-¹ in Indo-European roots)

Origin: + warm, warm; see warm

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Related Forms:

lukeˈwarmˈly adverb

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