Lukewarm
['luːkwɔːm;luːk'wɔːm;lj-] or [,lʊk'wɔm]
Definition
(adj.) moderately warm; 'he hates lukewarm coffee'; 'tepid bath water' .
Edited by Ben--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Moderately warm; neither cold nor hot; tepid; not ardent; not zealous; cool; indifferent.
Typist: Lycurgus
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Tepid, blood warm, slightly warm.[2]. Indifferent, unconcerned, listless, cold, torpid, dull, dead, not ardent, not zealous.
Inputed by George
Definition
adj. partially or moderately warm: indifferent—also Luke.—adv. Luke′warmly.—ns. Luke′warmness Luke′warmth.
Checker: Selma
Examples
- Take one table-spoonful of starch, dissolve it in cold water, and when the boiled starch gets lukewarm pour it over it, stir well, and strain. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- If the hand is cold, lukewarm water feels hot, but if the hand has been in very hot water and is then transferred to lukewarm water, the latter will seem cold. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- In the city, it developed only foul stale smells, and was a sickly, lukewarm, dirt-stained, wretched addition to the gutters. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- If eyes are weak, bathe them in lukewarm water in which a pinch of borax has been dissolved. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- A cloggy sensation of the lukewarm fat of meat is upon me (we dined an hour or two ago), and my head is as heavy as so much lead. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The eaters of the dinner, like the dinner itself, were lukewarm, insipid, overdone--and all owing to this poor little dull Young Barnacle. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- When you have taken all the copies you require wash the ink from the surface _at once_ with a sponge and plenty of lukewarm water; never use hot water. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
Checker: Selma