as in tepid
showing little or no interest or enthusiasm
a halfhearted attempt to clean the house before the arrival of the in-laws
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Adjective
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Economists polled by Reuters had expected the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) to expand by a tepid 0.1% over the period, up from bumper growth of 0.7% in the first quarter.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025 -
The August 1 jobs report showed that job gains in July were tepid, at 73,000, and that job gains in the two months prior were revised down substantially.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Remaining neutral and impartial is also incredibly difficult in a conflict zone.—
Cynthia Tully,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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More Megan Briggs/Getty Images The championship banner will be raised at SoFi Center before the opening tee shot, and the SoFi Cup trophy, temporarily returned to its neutral blue color, will await its next owner in March 2026.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And yet many people were unenthusiastic about the economy as a whole.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
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Rebirth held much better than anticipated last weekend and is already north of $540 million worldwide, despite those weak audience B grades and unenthusiastic critical reception.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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Defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver gave Smith a lukewarm endorsement.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Aug. 2025
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Despite its lukewarm time at Sony, Legendary still makes hits outside of Dune and Monsterververse.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Halfhearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfhearted. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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