TEPID


Meaning of TEPID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tepɪd ]

1.

Water or another liquid that is tepid is slightly warm.

She bent her mouth to the tap and drank the tepid water.

= lukewarm

ADJ

2.

If you describe something such as a feeling or reaction as tepid , you mean that it lacks enthusiasm.

His nomination, while strongly backed by the President, has received tepid support in the Senate.

= lukewarm

ADJ

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