tepidity
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Venture capitalist Justin Caldbeck faced allegations of harassing behaviour, and when he offered an unimpressive denial, companies funded by his firm banded together to condemn his tepidity.
From The Guardian
Now, however, federal judges in some of the most conservative regions of the country have essentially decreed a constitutional right to same-sex marriage — and the response has been notable mainly for its tepidity.
From Washington Post
Up to that point in the song there’s been a fair amount of caution and tepidity in the music — clichéd chord changes, percussion chimes and so on — but they cease to matter.
From New York Times
Thus the most learned Fathers of the Church make a distinction between two kinds of tepidity: that which can be avoided and that which cannot be avoided.
From Project Gutenberg
You bet I rejoice at the outlook—I long to escape from tepidity.
From Project Gutenberg
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