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aweless

adjective
awe·​less | \ ˈȯ-ləs \
variants: or less commonly awless

Definition of aweless

1 : feeling no awe
2 obsolete : inspiring no awe

First Known Use of aweless

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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