Ō'ver-āw'ful, a.
a. Excessively impressed by feelings of awe or reverence; unduly or slavishly reverential; overawed. “To free ingenuous minds from that overawful esteem of those more ancient than trusty fathers.” Milton.
a. Excessively impressed by feelings of awe or reverence; unduly or slavishly reverential; overawed. “To free ingenuous minds from that overawful esteem of those more ancient than trusty fathers.” Milton.