awed

[ awd ]

/ ɔd /

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Definition of awed

adjective

filled with or expressing awe.

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Origin of awed

First recorded in 1635–45; awe + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM awed

aw·ed·ly

[aw-id-lee, awd-], /ˈɔ ɪd li, ˈɔd-/, adverbaw·ed·ness, nounun·awed, adjective

Words nearby awed

away goal, away-going crop, awe, aweary, aweather, awed, aweigh, awe-inspiring, aweless, awesome, awesomesauce

How to use awed in a sentence

My students loved the story, awed by its insistence on centering romance amid horror.
Why We Need More Climate Change Love Stories|lwhelan|October 8, 2021|Outside Online
A very nice FedEx driver named Jemy Balicanta brought her into my apartment building and to my front door, looking a little confused as to why I seemed so awed by the fact that this package had arrived.
Why Is Everything More Expensive Right Now? Let This Stuffed Giraffe Explain|Alana Semuels|August 17, 2021|Time
Regardless, I was awed by the Appalachian topography, the hollows and swimming holes and mountain ridges stacking to the horizon, and the imagery has stuck with me.
In Roanoke, Va., discovering a gateway to outdoor adventure|John Briley|June 4, 2021|Washington Post
We continue to be awed & humbled by the blessings of parenting.
Blair Underwood and Desiree DaCosta Are Divorcing After 27 Years Of Marriage|Charli Penn|May 31, 2021|Essence.com

Boston Red Sox slugger and future legend Ted Williams was his wingman for a spell and was awed by Glenn’s coolness under pressure, calling him “the bravest SOB I ever met.”
America needed a space race hero. John Glenn was the obvious choice.|Douglas Brinkley|May 28, 2021|Washington Post
I was just really awed by those works,” says Kushner, “and decided they were some of my favorite paintings of all time.
A Gay American Artist in Kaiser’s Berlin|Sarah Bay Williams|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But his reaction—awed, comforted, peaceful—is just a confirmation.
He’s Still Older, Even in the Moonlight: Woody Allen’s May-December Romances Inspire Scrutiny|Teo Bugbee|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I am awed by the resilience of these people whose sexual identities are literally a matter of life and death.
Out and Proud in El Salvador’s Murderous Gangland|Gene Robinson|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She brings her own tea bags in a neat Ziploc bag, and I am mildly awed at her preparedness and chutzpah.
Marlo Thomas Says Girls Should Feel Free to Be Like Hannah Horvath|Emily Shire|April 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The couple appeared so awed by the rock that it left them feeling somewhat speechless.
Will and Kate Recall Charles and Di At Ayer's Rock|Tom Sykes|April 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was rather awed by his imposing appearance, and advanced timidly to the doors, which were of glass, and pulled the bell.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
"Looks like some wild beast had attacked him," muttered the old man, in awed tones, as he bent over the lifeless body.
Uncanny Tales|Various
Her tragic attitude, her wondrous beauty, awed the men, and they lowered the guns that had been raised to slay the father.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
He felt at once ashamed and awed as he viewed at first hand the unfolding schematic structure.
We're Friends, Now|Henry Hasse
The crowd parted on either side, silenced and awed by the look of potential purpose in the face of this yesterday's hero.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete|Gilbert Parker