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of Awe
Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; -- said of the anchor.
See Awless.
Expressive of awe or terror.
Causing awe; appalling; awful; as, an awesome sight.
The quality of being awesome.
Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene.
Inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence, or with fear and admiration; fitted to inspire reverential fear; profoundly impressive.
Struck or filled with awe; terror-stricken.
Worshipful; reverential; law-abiding.
Frightful; exceedingly bad; great; -- applied intensively; as, an awful bonnet; an awful boaster.
In an awful manner; in a manner to fill with terror or awe; fearfully; reverently.
Very; excessively.
The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; dreadfulness; solemnity; as, the awfulness of this sacred place.
The state of being struck with awe; a spirit of solemnity; profound reverence.
To confound; to terrify; to amaze.
For a while; for some time; for a short time.
of Awe
On the wing; flying; fluttering.
Wrong, or not commonly used; clumsy; sinister; as, the awk end of a rod (the but end).