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uncowed

  • a word derived from cowed.

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In another, Munshi stands defiantly before the entrance of a boycotted British department store, uncowed by a group of British police officers towering over her - and stylishly dressed in a sleeveless sari blouse.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

Peru is attacking with verve, uncowed by France’s star-studded lineup.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2018

But Elliott, standing ram-rod straight through to the tips of his white hair, is unabashed and uncowed.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2016

But both Rigby and Weedon are uncowed by it.

From The Guardian • May 30, 2015

The facts of life took on a fiercer aspect; and while he faced that aspect uncowed, he faced it with all the latent cunning of his nature aroused.

From The Call of the Wild by London, Jack