What does lukewarmer mean?
Lukewarmer means comparative form of lukewarm: more lukewarm.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
comparative form of lukewarm: more lukewarm.
Compare SudhoS's informed appreciation of medieval medicine and sanitation with Coulton's lukewarmer and vaguer account.
Instead of the usual homogeneity, one discerns a variety of attitudes ranging from warm official friendship and unlimited support (Bulgaria and the GDR) to somewhat lukewarmer relations on a less formal level (Poland and Hungary).
The Japanese tea-party (cha-no-yu) is stiffness, ceremony, scant provisions. Japanese tea is made with lukewarm water, the lukewarmer the water the better the tea.
Tim took a swig of flat ginger ale and stood under the shower (dialled to cold, then gradually lukewarmer) before putting on shorts and a sleeveless tee-shirt.
Lukewarmers such as me accept that global warming is real, but not that it's entirely man-made or that it's dangerous.
Blogs that can be regarded as in the “lukewarmer” camp.
Indeed, a new breed of “lukewarmers” have accepted that there is some warming, but claim that it is too small to worry about.
Use lukewarmer when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lukewarmer means comparative form of lukewarm: more lukewarm.
Common synonyms include lukewarmist.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Compare SudhoS's informed appreciation of medieval medicine and sanitation with Coulton's lukewarmer and vaguer account.
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