Meaning of lukecool | Babel Free

Definitions

Synonym of lukecold (“moderately cool”, “not very enthusiastic”).

not-comparable, rare

Examples

“The Beemer's AC was blowing lukecool air on me, but now I was sweating. Movement in my rearview mirror caught my eye. I tensed until I saw⟳ three high school boys rounding the corner behind me, hunched over what looked like⟳ a box of CDs.”

“Claudia turned to me with lukecool pleasantness. “I prefer⟳ my husband to be surrounded by people who can divert his mind⟳ from the problems of the world.” “You sure picked the right crowd,” I said.”

“While reviewers were lukecool (38% on Rotten Tomatoes), Cirque du Freak did make⟳ money for Universal Pictures. The film, based on graphic novels by Darren Shan, yielded $14 million domestically and nearly $40 million worldwide.”

“At that moment, lying in lukecool water in the wooden trough, I wanted nothing. Absolutely nothing. I no longer cared about thirst. Or aches. Or hunger. Or anger. Or loneliness. Or people. Or pride. I lay⟳ there feeling the water[…]”

“7:04 a.m. Good shower, once I figured out how to make⟳ it work⟳. White tile with blue grout. Never could get⟳ the shower at Drumgooland to work⟳. Had two showers, one lukewarm and one lukecool, in a cold house on successive rainy days.”

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