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shadowily

shadowily

7.1
In a dim or dark way
  • adverb
  • /ˈʃædoʊɪli/
translation icon : de manera sombría
  • He spoke shadowily, as if hiding something.

Examples

  • The old painting was shadowily illuminated by the flickering candle.

  • Figures moved shadowily in the misty alley as the night grew darker.

  • She remembered the room shadowily, with only a sliver of moonlight coming through the window.

  • The cat slinked shadowily through the garden.

  • The forest was shadowily captivating, with sunlight barely piercing through the dense canopy.

  • He moved shadowily through the alley, trying to avoid detection from the guards.

  • The landscape lay shadowily under the cover of night, obscuring details in the darkness.

Synonyms

darkly
vsshadowily
7 4.0

In a place with little or no light

focuses on indistinct, shadow filled appearance rather than mere lack of light
murkily
vsshadowily
1 7.5

In a dark, unclear way that is hard to see or understand

is about physical shadowed appearance rather than unclear meaning

Antonyms

distinctly
76 3.2

In a way that is clear and easy to notice

brightly
69 1.0

In a way that has a lot of light or that looks happy

How Dark

darkly
7 4.0
murkily
1 7.5
shadowily
7.1
dimly
7 1.8

Surface Forms

shadowily positive

Morphology

shadowily = shadowy (transparent) = shadow + ily

The adverbial form is directly derived from 'shadowy', maintaining the literal meaning of being filled with shadows.

Etymology

Shadowily comes from shadow ('dark shape' or 'shade') plus the ending -ly meaning 'in a ... way'. So, when something is described shadowily, it looks dark, unclear, or full of shadows rather than bright and clear.