tepid.

1. Warm but well short of hot.

2. Showing little enthusiasm or emotional force.

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Words that belong together

• tepid water
• tepid air

On the page

The tepid water offered little comfort.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative more tepid; superlative most tepid 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.