Meaning & use
lukewarm
Only slightly warm; tepid, or, figuratively, showing little enthusiasm or interest.
See it in a sentence
He pushed away the lukewarm coffee and asked for a fresh, hot cup.
Critics gave the sequel a lukewarm reception, calling it competent but forgettable.
A note on using this word
Lukewarm applies literally to temperature and figuratively to a half-hearted reaction, sharing the sense of being neither one extreme nor the other.
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