lukewarm.

1. Only mildly warm, neither cold nor comfortably hot.

2. Showing little enthusiasm or commitment.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• lukewarm water
• lukewarm tea

On the page

The tea was lukewarm by the time the meeting ended.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative more lukewarm; superlative most lukewarm when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common.