† tepor Obs.
Also 7 -our.
[a. L. tepor, f. tepēre to be lukewarm. So obs. F. tepeur (14th c.).]
Moderate or slight warmth; tepidity. Also fig.
| [1608 Bp. Andrewes Serm., Mark xvi. 1–7 (1629) 404 An hower of fervor, more worth then a month of tepor.] 1657 Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 389 They will not grow..unless they find tepour. a 1735 Arbuthnot (J.), The small pox..grew more favorable by the tepor and moisture in April. |
So † ˈteporous a. (Obs. rare), tepid.
| 1821 Sir J. D. Paul Rouge et Noir 29 The spirit must be tame, indeed, and teporous That's frightened by a scare⁓crow dress'd in dudds. |