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 British, who declared war on Finland in December, said Procope's statement was an evident attempt to keep U.S. public opinion at least lukewarmly sympathetic.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were to start with the first streaks of dawn to-morrow, just the four of them, since the banker and his wife, lukewarmly invited, had no desire for a forty-mile ride between morning and night.
From The Bells of San Juan by Jackson Gregory
