ˈtepə̇d adjective
Etymology: Latin tepidus, from tepēre to be moderately warm; akin to Sanskrit tapati it gives out heat, tapas heat, Old Irish tess heat
1. : moderately warm : lukewarm
a tepid bath
a tepid pool
2.
a. : lacking in passion, force, or animation : dull , lifeless
grave and precise in manner, courteous and tepid — Arnold Bennett
was so tepid and had so few resources and so little initiative — George Santayana
b. : marked by an absence of enthusiasm or conviction : halfhearted
had only a tepid interest in public health — A.W.Long
still enjoys a measure of tepid praise — T.S.Eliot
• tep·id·ly adverb
• tep·id·ness noun -es