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• past participle of shadow.
• past tense form of shadow.

shadowed

American  

[shad-ohd] / ˈʃæd oʊd /

adjective

Printing.

1. noting or pertaining to an ornamented type in which the embellishment is outside the character, especially one in which a black line at one side and at the top or bottom gives the effect of a cast shadow.

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Other Word Forms

• self-shadowed
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of shadowed

1350–1400 in general sense; Middle English; see shadow, -ed ²

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

shadowed

Lockheed Martin plans to advance a compact, modular power system designed to generate electricity in the Moon's permanently shadowed regions, where sunlight never reaches.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026

“Cancel Me If You Can” is part Barstool origin story, part unorthodox management manual and part rebuttal to the critics who have shadowed his rise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

It won both games, never trailed, gave up just a goal and won its group handily, playing with a verve and confidence that erased all the doubts that had shadowed it coming in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

Wes Streeting has been health secretary since Labour came to power in 2024 and shadowed the position in opposition for three years before that.

From BBC ● May 12, 2026

An unearthly golden light extended from her outstretched hands, radiating sharply against the shadowed monsters on the outside edges of the cover.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

Related Words

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