Tepid
['tepɪd] or ['tɛpɪd]
Definition
(a.) Moderately warm; lukewarm; as, a tepid bath; tepid rays; tepid vapors.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Lukewarm, slightly warm.
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Definition
adj. moderately warm: lukewarm.—ns. Tepidā′rium an intermediate chamber in a Roman series of bathrooms moderately hot: a boiler in which the water was heated: any room containing a warm bath; Tepid′ity Tep′idness lukewarmness; Tep′or gentle heat.
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Examples
- The supper, consisting of bread, and milk diluted with tepid water, was brought in. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- If the skin be of the nature known as greasy, a preliminary wash with tepid water containing a few drops of stronger water of ammonia is advisable. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- He was weary of living in a perpetual tepid honeymoon, without the temperature of passion yet with all its exactions. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- A tide of quiet thought now came gently caressing my brain; softer and softer rose the flow, with tepid undulations smoother than balm. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
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