adjective (often disapproving)
1 slightly warm
SYNTEPID:
Our food was only lukewarm. * Heat the milk until it is just lukewarm.
2 ~ (about sb/sth) not interested or enthusiastic:
a lukewarm response * She was lukewarm about the plan.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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