shadowy

[ shad-oh-ee ]
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adjective,shad·ow·i·er, shad·ow·i·est.
  1. resembling a shadow in faintness, slightness, etc.: shadowy outlines.

  2. unsubstantial, unreal, or illusory: shadowy preoccupations.

  1. abounding in shadow; shady: a shadowy path.

  2. enveloped in shadow.

  3. casting a shadow.

Origin of shadowy

1
First recorded in 1325–75, shadowy is from the Middle English word shadewy.See shadow, -y1

Other words from shadowy

  • shad·ow·i·ness, noun

Words Nearby shadowy

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British Dictionary definitions for shadowy

shadowy

/ (ˈʃædəʊɪ) /


adjective
  1. full of shadows; dark; shady

  2. resembling a shadow in faintness; vague

  1. illusory or imaginary

  2. mysterious or secretive: a shadowy underworld figure

Derived forms of shadowy

  • shadowiness, noun

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