Cowed
/kaʊd/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of cow form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Frightened into submission.
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:cowed."
Example
More examples"He was cowed by her intelligence."
Etymology
* Probable origins are Scandinavian, cf. Danish kue, to subdue.