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tepid Definition

tepid (tep′id)

adjective

  1. barely or moderately warm; lukewarm: said of liquids
  2. lacking warmth of feeling or enthusiasm

Etymology: ME teped < L tepidus < tepere, to be slightly warm < IE base *tep-, to be warm > Sans tapati, (it) burns

tepid Related Forms

te·pid′·ity (tə pid′ə tē) noun or tep′·id·ness tep′·idly adverb

tepid Synonyms

tepid

modif.

lukewarm, moderate, heated; see warm 1.

tepid Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • endorsement: Right you convince get the better cottage industry from a tepid endorsement.
  • water: Several times I got slightly splashed, the tepid water soaking through my clothes.
  • bath: You can also use a tepid cloth to sponge your child, or even a tepid bath.
  • response: After the rather tepid response received by the last title, UT 2003, Epic had to rethink their approach when developing UT 2004.
  • tea: Of fuel running out halfway through breakfast, of drinking tepid tea.
  • pool: Report 1997 ), which encouraged the original supposition of deep deposits surviving throughout the excavations to the west of the Burton tepid pool.

Modifying Another Word

  • rather: After the rather tepid response received by the last title, UT 2003, Epic had to rethink their approach when developing UT 2004.
  • only: Use only tepid water and a well-wrung chamois or a micro-fibre cloth to clean mirrors.
  • so: Q: Are you disappointed that the public reaction to FOUR FEATHERS has been so tepid?
  • just: My problem with Starbucks is that the coffee is never actually hot, just tepid.
  • distinctly: JPC started hot in 1861 and was brought to the boil again from 1960 but in between it was distinctly tepid.
  • otherwise: Clarke struck in the 26th minute to seal the win for Wolves in what was an otherwise tepid cup tie.