tepid
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 5
/ˈtɛpɪd/
Definition of tepid
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool.
“I'm drinking a cup of tepid water.”
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adj
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Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool.
“I'm drinking a cup of tepid water.”
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Uninterested; exhibiting little passion or eagerness; lukewarm.
“He gave me a tepid response to the proposal.”
“The erratic behaviour of Hariri now is largely explained by the fact that his best days may be behind him, given his long absences from the country for security reasons, his declining Saudi business interests, some local challenges to his tepid leadership in recent municipal elections, and his decline in stature in the eyes of his Saudi backers.”
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tep-der. Latin tepeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin tepidusbor. English tepid Borrowed from Latin tepidus. Cognate with Sanskrit तप् (tap), Proto-Slavic *teplъ.
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