Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lukewarmly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
luke-warm-ly
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a lukewarm manner, tepidly, without enthusiasm.

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English leuk Proto-Germanic *warmaz Proto-West Germanic *warm Old English wearm Middle English warm Middle English leukwarm English lukewarm Middle English -ly English -ly English lukewarmly From lukewarm + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more lukewarmly (comparative) most lukewarmly (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does lukewarmly mean?
In a lukewarm manner, tepidly, without enthusiasm.
Where does lukewarmly come from?
Etymology tree Middle English leuk Proto-Germanic *warmaz Proto-West Germanic *warm Old English wearm Middle English warm Middle English leukwarm English lukewarm Middle English -ly English -ly English lukewarmly From lukewarm + -ly.

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