Meaning

lukewarm.

Example Sentences

Then one of them turned coward on account of the exceeding chill, cast away his faith, and desired to bathe himself in the luke water, and turned from his companions; but he died as soon as he touched the water, and the warmness was turned into death to him […]

Let me have nine penn'orth o' brandy and water luke, and the inkstand, will you, miss?

Next thing, I have a confrince with Barry and I tells him, 'Frankly, kid, it don't look any too hot over there at Regal. In fack, very luke.'

Secondly, fresh, preferably luke to warm water must be provided in waterers every day to avoid dehydration, weakening and ‘going light’. […] Warm to luke water is given in waterers as an alternative because all fowl drink more water if it is not excessively cold, […]

Same time, if you put the other hand in cold water and then in luke water, you will feel luke warm water is hot.

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When Should You Use Luke?

Use luke when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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