Vocabulary
Tepid
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(especially of a liquid) only slightly warm; lukewarm.
Urdu meaning
تھوڑے تھوڑے گرم، نیم گرم،شیر گرم
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Maximum lethality, not tepid legality.
- And still, the political response to the situation has been tepid at best.
- Yet, implementation has been tepid, thanks largely to the provinces` reluctance to relinquish control.
- We also need to developinstitutional mechanisms and ways to link global climate negotiations with the priorities set for domestic economic development, rather than tepid responses every year.
- Perhaps the offenders are emboldened both by the victim`s incapacity to bring them to justice, and the state`s routinely tepid response.
Synonyms
lukewarm, warmish, slightly warm; at room temperature; chambré
Curator example
“she soaked a flannel in the tepid water”
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