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

Derived Forms

• self-shadowed
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of shadowed

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

Example Sentences

But Adhikari's ascent has also been shadowed by repeated controversy over inflammatory and communal remarks.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

In horror, more is more — more gore, more jump scares, more shadowed silhouettes; all in service of scaring the viewer.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

The actor stars in an oddly but infectiously upbeat production on Broadway, full of inventive audience participation, about a man shadowed by his mother’s depression.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

The stated goal of Artemis is to develop a permanent presence near the lunar south pole, which is believed to be abundant in resources such as water ice in shadowed craters.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Shomari and Fahim were making their way toward him through the worship hall’s crowd, the blue of their brand-new kaftans painfully bright even in the temple’s shadowed light.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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