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Webster 1913 Edition


Overawful

O′ver-aw′ful

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Adj.
Awful, or reverential, in an excessive degree.
[R.]
Milton.

Definition 2024


overawful

overawful

English

Adjective

overawful (comparative more overawful, superlative most overawful)

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