underawed

English

Verb

underawed

  1. simple past tense and past participle of underawe

Adjective

underawed (comparative more underawed, superlative most underawed)

  1. Insufficiently awestruck; unimpressed.
    • 1985, Robert L. Steed, Money, Power, and Sex: A Self-help Guide for All Ages, →ISBN, page 127:
      Encumbered scriveners can usually count on having their egos trimmed regularly by eager and chronically underawed spouses.
    • 2002, Neil Fulwood, The Films of Sam Peckinpah, →ISBN, page 115:
      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.
    • 2007, Michael Abrams, Birdmen, Batmen, and Skyflyers, →ISBN:
      The underawed Baldinucci goes on to explain how Guidotti was flapping with all his strength as he fell—but eventually he could flap no more.
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