underawing

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adjective

Failing to inspire the expected level of awe.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of underawe
adjectiveunderawing (comparative more underawing, superlative most underawing)

comparative more underawing · superlative most underawing

  1. Failing to inspire the expected level of awe.

    The fragmentation and chaos (in a negative characterization) of medieval Europe, divided as it was into too many kingdoms under the overarching (if underawing) Holy Roman Empire, with the pope meddling as well, are most often cited as an explanation of the need for sovereign states.

    1998, Jean Bethke Elshtain, New Wine and Old Bottles: International Politics and Ethical Discourse, page 14
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APA

underawing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underawing

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“underawing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underawing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underawing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underawing.

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