Vocabulary
Lukewarm
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(of liquid or food that should be hot) only moderately warm; tepid.
Urdu meaning
نیم گرم، گنگنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The improvement in Pakistan-US ties is welcome, especially when compared to the lukewarm nature of relations under Joe Biden`s watch.
- After initial lukewarm calls for restraint, it took a flurry of diplomatic activities over the last 48 hours to broker the ceasefire in South Asia.
- Pakistan-US relations over the last many years, on the other hand, have been lukewarm at best.
- And if the response appears to be lukewarm, it will have domestic repercussions.
- The lukewarm response is understandable even though we have endorsed the need for such a charter in these columns.
Synonyms
tepid, slightly warm, warmish, blood-hot, blood-warm, at room temperature,
Curator example
“they drank bitter lukewarm coffee”
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