under-awed

English

Adjective

under-awed (comparative more under-awed, superlative most under-awed)

  1. Alternative form of underawed
    • 2009, Catherine M. S. Alexander, The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's Last Plays, →ISBN, page 178:
      It is nonetheless surprising how often reviewers and audiences are struck by the scenes of sexual deviance and left under-awed by the doubled reunion at the close.
    • 2014, Jennifer Warner, Ninja Warrior: 10 Ninjas That Changed History, →ISBN:
      It only takes one band of roadside brigands armed with knives who are too under-awed or too overexcited to buy into your magical hype to turn you from a living legend into the more common and less alive variety.
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