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awed

[ awd ]

adjective

  1. filled with or expressing awe.


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Other Words From

  • aw·ed·ly [aw, -id-lee, awd, -], adverb
  • awed·ness noun
  • un·awed adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of awed1

First recorded in 1635–45; awe + -ed 2

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Example Sentences

I was just really awed by those works,” says Kushner, “and decided they were some of my favorite paintings of all time.

But his reaction—awed, comforted, peaceful—is just a confirmation.

I am awed by the resilience of these people whose sexual identities are literally a matter of life and death.

She brings her own tea bags in a neat Ziploc bag, and I am mildly awed at her preparedness and chutzpah.

The couple appeared so awed by the rock that it left them feeling somewhat speechless.

I was rather awed by his imposing appearance, and advanced timidly to the doors, which were of glass, and pulled the bell.

"Looks like some wild beast had attacked him," muttered the old man, in awed tones, as he bent over the lifeless body.

Her tragic attitude, her wondrous beauty, awed the men, and they lowered the guns that had been raised to slay the father.

He felt at once ashamed and awed as he viewed at first hand the unfolding schematic structure.

The crowd parted on either side, silenced and awed by the look of potential purpose in the face of this yesterday's hero.

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