underawed

English

Verb

underawed

1. simple past 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.