lukewarm
adjective
moderately warm; tepid.
lukewarmly
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a word derived from
lukewarm.
Example Sentences
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The latest bit of Clinton content, I lukewarmly inform you, is “Gutsy,” a new show premiering Sept. 9 on Apple TV Plus.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2022
She had campaigned, albeit lukewarmly, to stay in the EU but swiftly made honoring the referendum result her mission.
From Reuters ● Apr. 9, 2019
It used to be that a new work by Terrence Malick was treated as an event, but a run of lukewarmly received efforts has dampened excitement around the director.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 29, 2017
Finally, in the third U.S. change of heart in two days, Cabot Lodge lukewarmly but conclusively lined the U.S. up behind Menon.
From Time Magazine Archive
But then my father will be able to take care of himself,—and of Miriam, too,” he added, lukewarmly.
From The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia by Abraham Cahan
