aweless

adj
/ˈɔːlɪs/UK/ˈɔlɪs/US

Etymology

From Middle English aweles; by surface analysis, awe + -less.

  1. inherited from aweles

Definitions

  1. Without fear

    Without fear; fearless, unafraid.

    • […] In the town / The aweless Trojans armed themselves the while / War-eager, praying to the Gods to grant / Respite from slaughter, breathing-space from toil.
  2. Wanting reverence

    Wanting reverence; void of respectful fear; irreverent.

    • She wasn't the woman for me, she wasn't my happiness, she was my misfortune. I wonder if I was too brutal and aweless. Have I right to call the mother of my children my misfortune?
  3. Inspiring no awe.

    • Aye me! I ſee the ruine of my Houſe: / The Tyger now hath ſeiz'd the gentle Hinde, / Inſulting Tiranny beginnes to Jutt / Vpon the innocent and aweleſſe throne: […]
    • Needs muſt you lay your heart at his diſpoſe, / Subiected tribute to commanding loue, / Againſt whoſe furie and vnmatched force, / The awleſſe Lion could not wage the fight, / Nor keepe his Princely heart from Richards hand: […]

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA