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.
1733. Arbuthnot, Ess. Effects Air, vi. 164. The Small-pox which were exceeding mortal during such a Season, grew more favourable by the Tepor and Moisture in April and May.
So † Teporous 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 scarecrow dress’d in dudds.
