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Awed Definition & Meaning

awed
adjective
  1. inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence; "awed by the silence"; "awful worshippers with bowed heads"
  2. having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread; "stood in awed silence before the shrine"; "in grim despair and awestruck wonder"

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What does awed mean?
inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence; "awed by the silence"; "awful worshippers with bowed heads" having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread; "stood in awed silence before the shrine"; "in grim despair and awestruck wonder"
What part of speech is awed?
Awed is an adjective.
How many definitions does awed have?
Awed has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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