Bleak and Tepid

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Bleak adjective - Uncomfortably cool.

Usage example: a bleak December morning

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Tepid is an antonym for bleak.

Nearby Words: bleakness, bleakly

Tepid adjective - Having or giving off heat to a moderate degree.

Usage example: make sure the water for the footbath is just tepid or you'll burn yourself

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Bleak is an antonym for tepid.

Nearby Word: tepidly

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