lukewarm
luke·warm
adj \ˈlük-ˈwȯrm\Definition of LUKEWARM
1
: moderately warm : tepid
2
: lacking conviction : halfhearted <gave them only lukewarm support>
— luke·warm·ly adverb
— luke·warm·ness noun
See Examples of LUKEWARM
- I hate drinking lukewarm coffee.
- Our plan got a lukewarm reception.
- The producer was lukewarm about her script.
Origin of LUKEWARM
Middle English, from luke lukewarm + warm; probably akin to Old High German lāo lukewarm — more at lee
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to LUKEWARM
Related Words: thawed; boiling, broiling, burning, fiery, hot, piping hot, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, steamy, sultry, sweltering, torrid, white-hot; overheated, roasted, superheated, sweltering; blazing, glowing, molten, sizzling; reheated, rewarmed, warmed-over
Rhymes with LUKEWARM
art form, aswarm, barnstorm, brainstorm, by-form, by storm, conform, deform, Delorme, dust storm, firestorm, free-form, hailstorm, ice storm, inform, L-form, landform, life-form, line storm, perform, planform, platform, preform, rainstorm, re-form, reform, sandstorm, slip form, snowstorm, transform, triform, waveform, windstorm
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