tepid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite moderately warm
    lukewarm.
    • he hates lukewarm coffee
    • tepid bath water
  2. adjective satellite feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
    halfhearted; lukewarm; half-hearted.
    • a halfhearted effort
    • gave only lukewarm support to the candidate

WordNet

Tep"id adjective
Etymology
L. tepidus, fr. tepere to be warm; akin to Skr. tap to be warm, tapas heat.
Definitions
  1. Moderately warm; lukewarm; as, a tepid bath; tepid rays; tepid vapors. -- Tep"id*ness, n.

Webster 1913