Meaning & Definition of Shadowy in English
English⟶
Shadowy
/ʃædoʊi/
adjective
1. Filled with shade
- "The shady side of the street"
- "The surface of the pond is dark and shadowed"
- "We sat on rocks in a shadowy cove"
- "Cool umbrageous woodlands"
synonym:
- shady,
- shadowed,
- shadowy,
- umbrageous
2. Lacking clarity or distinctness
- "A dim figure in the distance"
- "Only a faint recollection"
- "Shadowy figures in the gloom"
- "Saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"
- "A few wispy memories of childhood"
synonym:
- dim,
- faint,
- shadowy,
- vague,
- wispy
3. Lacking in substance
- "Strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds"- w.a.butler
- "Dim shadowy forms"
- "A wraithlike column of smoke"
synonym:
- shadowy,
- wraithlike