underawe
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Thurston Dart was a man suitably underawed by military reputations and he did not hesitate to engage in light-hearted banter with his Principal."
- "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."