What does overawful mean?
Overawful means (obsolete) Excessively awful (awe-inspiring or reverential)..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(obsolete) Excessively awful (awe-inspiring or reverential)..
[T]o free ingenuous minds from that over-awfull eſteeme of thoſe more ancient then truſty fathers […]
Use overawful when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Overawful means (obsolete) Excessively awful (awe-inspiring or reverential)..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[T]o free ingenuous minds from that over-awfull eſteeme of thoſe more ancient then truſty fathers […]
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