shadowed

[shad-ohd]

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.

Other Word Forms

• self-shadowed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of shadowed¹

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

Example Sentences

Their faces — curious, cautious and skeptical — mirrored a sentiment across the Armenian diaspora: hope tempered by doubt, pride shadowed by mistrust.

From Los Angeles Times

A UK defence ministry source confirmed to BBC Verify that the Royal Navy shadowed the Boikiy as it passed through the Channel.

From BBC

It secretly shadowed the suspect through the Arabian Sea for more than 24 hours before it struck.

From BBC

I shadowed heart surgeons and plastic surgeons and politicians and criminals and soldiers, and it’s just an amazing privilege to be in people’s lives and talk about it.

From Los Angeles Times

But an interview with his father, as well as legal filings in San Bernardino County Superior Court, offer a window into the discord that shadowed Bartkus’ upbringing.

From Los Angeles Times

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