tepidly

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adverb

In a tepid or halfhearted manner.

Similar
lukewarmly
OriginEnglish tepid ← Latin tepidus →
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Meanings

adverbtepidly (comparative more tepidly, superlative most tepidly)

comparative more tepidly · superlative most tepidly

  1. In a tepid or halfhearted manner.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin an unenthusiastically lukewarm manner

Similar
lukewarmly
Also see
lukewarmly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latintepidus
  2. Englishtepid
  3. Englishtepidly

From tepid + -ly.

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APA

tepidly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tepidly

MLA

“tepidly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tepidly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tepidly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tepidly.

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