I hate drinking lukewarm coffee. Our plan got a lukewarm reception. The producer was lukewarm about her script.
Recent Examples on the WebMost people agree there is no place for lukewarm coffee. Sarah Wharton, Good Housekeeping, 16 Sep. 2022 Other economic data this week showed the U.S. economy appears to be running lukewarm. Sarah Chaney Cambon, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022 Now Fitzpatrick, who is doing broadcast work on Amazon’s Thursday night NFL package, offers a lukewarm-at-best critical breakdown of him, and Payton flatly says he’ll be replaced. Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022 Pour in lukewarm duck fat, completely submerging all but the tip of the bone. Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 After a lukewarm 11-game Week 0 slate, college football kicks off in full force this weekend with a robust set of games, many of which feature compelling matchups. Xl Media, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2022 Interest in earlier booster shots proved lukewarm, at best. Lena H. Sun, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2022 Elvis Costello ran hot, cold, and lukewarm at his almost maddeningly uneven San Diego concert Wednesday night at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 Automakers have taken different positions on the mandate, ranging from enthusiastic to lukewarm to outright opposition.Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from luke lukewarm + warm; probably akin to Old High German lāo lukewarm — more at lee
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, feel, seem冷淡;感覺冷淡;好像冷淡ADVERB➤rather相當冷淡➤only只有冷淡◇His reaction was only lukewarm.他的反應只有冷淡。➤decidedly, distinctly (both especially BrE) 明顯冷淡PREPOSITION➤about對⋯冷淡◇She was distinctly lukewarm about my idea.很明顯她對我的主意不感興趣。