shadowed

[ shad-ohd ]

/ ˈʃæd oʊd /

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adjective Printing.

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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Origin of shadowed

1350–1400 in general sense; Middle English; see shadow, -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM shadowed

self-shadowed, adjective

Words nearby shadowed

shadow bands, shadowbox, shadow cabinet, shadow dance, shadow docket, shadowed, shadowgraph, shadow history, shadow inflation, shadowing, shadowland

How to use shadowed in a sentence

On a cool, sunny morning in early October, a small group of Chipotle workers gathered in the deeply shadowed entrance to the Queens Center Mall in New York City.
An Inside Look at Union Organizing in the Fast-Food Industry|Lela Nargi|December 10, 2021|Eater
Walking through the tree-shadowed streets, one can hear the chirping of birds and croaking of frogs.
Ukraine Families Flee Into the Forest to Escape Brutal Fighting in Sloviansk|Yusuf Sayman|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jacobs leaked a photo to Instagram, which featued a shadowed close-up of Lange's gorgeous face.
Versace Sells Minority Stake; Jessica Lange Fronts Marc Jacobs Beauty Campaign|The Fashion Beast Team|February 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I shadowed at a facility and also spent time doing online research.
Brie Larson On ‘Short Term 12,’ One of the Year’s Best Films|Marlow Stern|August 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Sadly, the internal strife onscreen was shadowed by turmoil offscreen.
Spartacus Hero Liam McIntyre’s Unlikely Rise into the Role|Adam Auriemma|January 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Her bangs hung loosely around her slack face and shadowed her eyes.
Mom or Murderer?|Diane Dimond|May 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
As the major looked up, Black Hood stepped quickly forward so that his tall figure over-shadowed that of the peppery little major.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
That bold and unpremeditated stroke had become a shadowed peak; the trailing marks of ink a splendid slope.
The Dragon Painter|Mary McNeil Fenollosa
We stole along the shadowed side of the street, the moon was up, shedding much too bright a light now for comfort.
Valley of the Croen|Lee Tarbell
The side door, on a grape-shadowed porch, was in this ell, facing the barn across the way.
The Idyl of Twin Fires|Walter Prichard Eaton
The Star is shadowed by our thoughtless inhumanity to those who serve us and our forgetfulness of the needy.
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays|Various