tepidly

Variant of tepid

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

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