| They press a button, and the drink gurgles tepidly out of a bleepy machine. |
| It was obvious that he was tepidly in love with Maud, or rather that he was anxious she should be in love with him. |
| The eventual work, while not a disaster, was tepidly received by critics and audiences. |
| Until now, leisure traffic had been tepidly coming back since September 11, but only with deeply discounted fares. |
| A grey haze had blotted out the sun and the still air clung about him tepidly. |
| Lady Isabel, so easy-going and tepidly affectionate towards her children, was adamant where her social creed was concerned. |
