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lukewarmly
adverb
uk /ˌluːkˈwɔːm.li//ˈluːk.wɔːm.li/ us /ˈluːk.wɔːm.li/
in a way that is not enthusiastic or interested:
The idea was greeted lukewarmly by the rest of the team.
Doctors responded lukewarmly to his plans for a network of clinics to provide treatment locally.
The work that was then so lukewarmly received is now far more popular.
There are genuine reasons why the news has been received so lukewarmly by investors.
"I have read one or two of his books, and they're not bad," she admitted lukewarmly.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Lacking interest and enthusiasm
apathetic
apathy
aridity
blah
blankly
half-hearted
half-heartedly
hell
incurious
nonchalant
nonchalantly
nonconcern
passionless
politely
unmotivated
unromantically
unserious
unseriousness
vacant
your heart isn't in itidiom
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