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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

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shadowed

The dinghy launched in Bay of the Seine and was shadowed for around 10 hours by French rescue boats in case it got into difficulty.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

The 51-year-old ran a campaign shadowed by the divisive legacy of her father, who ruled Peru in the 1990s.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

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

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

Even in my shadowed bedroom I can see how tired he is.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

Related Words

• dusky
• leafy
• screened
• sheltered