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
The Pentagon's No. 2 man argued lukewarmly that the potential loss of jobs should make Lockheed a special case.
From Time Magazine Archive
Europe is filled with his despatches, written at first plainly for, then lukewarmly tolerating, and, at length, flatly against, slavery.
From Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 by Adam G. de Gurowski, Count
