Underawe

Quick meaning: Underawe is a verb meaning To fail to inspire the intended degree of awe.

Meaning

To fail to inspire the intended degree of awe.

Example Sentences

Thurston Dart was a man suitably underawed by military reputations and he did not hesitate to engage in light-hearted banter with his Principal.

The absence of a conventional field force of any weight could only serve to underawe the Nazi and Fascist leaderships, ever ready to subjugate a lesser neighbor if an opportunity arose.

He looked handsome and elegant at the podium, his deep tan contrasting nicely with his white tie, but, either overawed or underawed by the occasion (perhaps a little of both), he failed at first to make contact with the industry crowd, many of whom had welcomed him back to stardom on Oscar night 1954.

Word Forms

• underawes
• underawing
• underawed

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include underwhelm, underimpress, overawe, uninspire, astonish, underlook.

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