shadowy
5
5.1
- adjective
- /ˈʃædoʊi/
:
indistinto
- His explanation of the theory was shadowy and left many questions unanswered.
And there were always three figures behind me that were shadowy, and they were narrating what I would see.
- And there were always three figures behind me that were shadowy, and they were narrating what I would see.
- I mean, the last time Trump made that kind of money, he got it from a shadowy donor known as Dad Yesterday.
- Because I was just a shadowy figure running this thing without my real name ever been known to anybody.
- Another host, he writes, spectral and shadowy, moving with and over them with silent tread in the view less air.
- When you've got these, like, shadowy, like deniable attacks, it makes it way harder to know how to respond to whom to respond.
- The source of all this info was a shadowy figure in ADC parking garage who went by the name Tall Throat.
Examples
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We may have eyes only for those we know, but what about when it's too shadowy to tell the difference?
Blog text (29) -
The instructions were so shadowy that I couldn't figure out what to do next.
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However, it does, in a shadowy way, still address an assumption in the reasoning.
Blog text (3) -
Anger was apparent on his shadowy face.
Fiction book (1992) -
A shadowy figure you can't identify.
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I woke in the dark, thinking dark thoughts, unable to stop my mind from wandering the shadowy paths of self-condemnation.
Blog text (16) -
The images as a sequence, however, produce different meanings as they alternate between the celebration of surface and a shadowy suggestion of depth.
Academic text (2000) -
There are usually shadowy figures lurking about whose identities won't be revealed until later chapters.
Blog text (27) -
The shadowy details of the mystery made it difficult for the detective to solve the case.
Synonyms
498
5.1
Hard to understand or explain because it seems strange
230
4.6
Not clear or detailed so you are unsure what is meant
148
2.7
Very slight and hard to notice
70
3.6
Looks unclear, so you cannot see details
49
3.9
Not clear because of mist or when you cannot remember it well
35
9.0
Hidden from view and not easy to see
27
8.1
Hard to understand and often seems mysterious
19
4.3
Not clear and hard to see or remember
16
4.9
A place that is dark and hard to see because of low light or fog
14
8.0
Hard to understand or follow
12
3.5
A thought that is not clear or detailed
3
4.6
Faint and not clear, like a weak memory or light outline
1
4.8
A face, mind, or explanation that is not clear because of worry
1
9.9
Dark and gloomy in a way that makes you feel uncertain or afraid
Appears dark and faint, like a shape with unclear edges
Darker because something blocks the light
Dark and gloomy in a way that makes a place feel sad or scary
A place that is dark and misty and feels gloomy
Hard to understand because it is mysterious and unclear
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Etymology
Shadowy comes from the simple word shadow, which means 'shade' or a 'dark shape', plus the ending -y that means 'full of' or 'having'. So a shadowy memory is one that is hard to see clearly in your mind.