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Meanings of
shadowy
in English
Lacking clarity or distinctness.
faint
dim
vague
wispy
Related terms
indistinct
Filled with shade.
shady
shadowed
umbrageous
Related terms
shaded
Synonyms
Examples for "
shady
"
shady
shadowed
umbrageous
Examples for "
shady
"
1
The
shady
places are often the areas where winter performers do best.
2
The monks buried him in a
shady
place in their cloister garden.
3
I tried both
shady
and sunny problems and immediately tested its worth.
4
The million dollar question is whether Yandy's behavior was
shady
or smart?
5
The two old maids drained their rectifying beverage in the
shady
porch.
1
Great dames caressed her; openly approved;
shadowed
the future place among them.
2
Iranian patrol boats had
shadowed
a separate container ship earlier last month.
3
But in the
shadowed
bedroom, he had not seen her fading form.
4
The sonship of the receiver of the new name is dimly
shadowed
.
5
When I left London airport, two men
shadowed
me to the train.
1
The search was most thorough; but, fortunately, his
umbrageous
shelter was secure.
2
The trees on this creek were larger than usual and beautifully
umbrageous
.
3
Notwithstanding their stunted growth, the black-jacks are
umbrageous
,
and give good shade.
4
The saint seated me on the
umbrageous
bamboo platform of his small cottage.
5
Branches of the metal are thrown out, and
umbrageous
foliage loads the branches.
Lacking in substance.
wraithlike
Related terms
unreal
insubstantial
unsubstantial
Usage of
shadowy
in English
1
The interbank market connects strong banks with weaker counterparts and
shadowy
lenders.
2
Then the
shadowy
appearance of the two becomes visible in the mist.
3
The other she left in the
shadowy
corner of the piano-forhim.
4
It rose
shadowy
there in the pale concourse, swaying in ghostly breezes.
5
The lost float up in
shadowy
forms, and wail in whispered despair.
6
There was no answer; the
shadowy
figure on the chest never moved.
7
Karhidish came, however, to take on a
shadowy
substance in my mind.
8
Crouched back in
shadowy
ranks, the old tombs were draped in mystery.
9
The blue mountainous shores slipped past in
shadowy
line against the stars.
10
Even the old woman in the
shadowy
corner had ceased her mouthing.
11
The real people behind the stories remain elusive,
shadowy
and still unheard.
12
It is difficult to clothe such
shadowy
abstractions in clear, simple form.
13
The three disappeared together into the
shadowy
darkness of the house wall.
14
It was a long way from the cramped,
shadowy
labs at MIT.
15
The other lingered, his sentimental eyes gleamed silvery in the
shadowy
face.
16
They haven't come back yet, explained Jimmy, pointing toward the
shadowy
treeline.
Other examples for "shadowy"
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About this term
shadowy
Adjective
Frequent collocations
shadowy figure
shadowy form
shadowy corner
shadowy smile
shadowy world
More collocations
Shadowy
through the time
Shadowy
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common