tepid
tep-id / tĕp-ĭd
adjective 1. not hot or cold, lukewarm One does not like hot, the other does not like cold; make it tepid to make an agreement. Malagasy Proverb 2. apathetic, indifferent, lacking enthusiasm or interest We cannot be tepid disciples. Pope Francis, 1936 – etymology From the Latin adjective tepidus, tepida, tepidum (moderately warm, lukewarm) formed from the stem of the Latin verb tepeo, tepere,(to be moderately warm) and the Latin adjectival suffix -idus, -ida, -idum. Thank you to Allen Ward for providing this etymology.