lukewarm
lu·ke·warm
adjective
1.
2.
feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
- “a halfhearted effort”
- “gave only lukewarm support to the candidate”
Origin
From Middle English leukwarm, lukewarm (“lukewarm, tepid”), equivalent to luke (“lukewarm”) + warm.
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