underawed
underawed is the simple past and past participle of underawe.
Meaning of underawe
Verb
underawe (third-person singular simple present underawes, present participle underawing, simple past and past participle underawed)
- To fail to inspire the intended degree of awe.
- The absence of a conventional field force of any weight could only serve to underawe the Nazi and Fascist leaderships, ever ready to subjugate a lesser neighbor if an opportunity arose.2000, Robert J. Caputi, Neville Chamberlain and Appeasement, →ISBN, page 145
Adjective
underawed (comparative more underawed, superlative most underawed)
- Insufficiently awestruck; unimpressed.
- Encumbered scriveners can usually count on having their egos trimmed regularly by eager and chronically underawed spouses.1985, Robert L. Steed, Money, Power, and Sex: A Self-help Guide for All Ages, →ISBN, page 127
- Garrett is so underawed that when asked whether he'll bring the Kid in or not, he simply turns and rides away without bothering to respond.2002, Neil Fulwood, The Films of Sam Peckinpah, →ISBN, page 115
Forms of underawed
| comparative | more underawed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most underawed |
Questions about underawed
- What does underawed mean?
- Underawed means insufficiently awestruck; unimpressed.
- What is underawed the simple past and past participle of?
- Underawed is the simple past and past participle of underawe.
- What part of speech is underawed?
- Underawed is an adjective.
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