Synonyms

shadowed

American

[shad-ohd] / ˈʃæd oʊd /

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.

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 by Kevin Spacey years ago as the actor studied for his role as a duplicitous congressman in “House of Cards,” McCarthy operates like an old-school ward leader.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2022

Shadowed by a security detail, Pence traversed the closed building, fielding gripes and asks from GOP senators, nodding, moving on to his next meeting.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2020

Shadowed by hundreds of journalists, the incumbent, Petro Poroshenko, and the frontrunner, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, both gave blood samples in Kyiv clinics on Friday.

From The Guardian • Apr. 5, 2019

Shadowed by scandal and hindered by her low-key campaign style, Hillary Clinton has made it easy at times to overlook the historic nature of her candidacy as the first female major-party nominee for president.

From Washington Times • Nov. 7, 2016

Shadowed sailor confronted murky oarsman like a levee of the dead.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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