ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Overawful

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Overawful is an adjective meaning (obsolete) Excessively awful (awe-inspiring or reverential).

Meaning

(obsolete) Excessively awful (awe-inspiring or reverential).

Example Sentences

[T]o free ingenuous minds from that over-awfull eſteeme of thoſe more ancient then truſty fathers […]

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include awe-ful, enormous, overly, abominable, overweening, overgreat.

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