shadowy
- adjective
- /ˈʃædoʊi/
- The shadowy corners of the room made it seem haunted and eerie.
- shadowy room
Snow coated branches, shadowy black and white striped tree trunks.
- Snow coated branches, shadowy black and white striped tree trunks.
Examples
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Then she settled back into her shadowy corner and wrapped her thin arms around herself.
Fiction book (1992) -
The Owl took them down its length, saying nothing, lean and shadowy against the faint wash of brightness.
Fiction book (1992) -
It's a little dark in the shadowy areas, but for the most part it looks clean.
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That music tells of the dark evil things, shadowy places.
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That shadowy figure could be anywhere.
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Just walk into the dark, shadowy part of the forest... where no one can see you.
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At a picnic table under a tree, a shadowy cluster of women watch.
Fiction book (1992) -
But even that dullard's eyes widened as a shadowy form moved through the door.
Fiction book (1992) -
Not for several seconds did she realize that the shadowy forms darting between the lodges were warriors.
Fiction book (1992) -
As they disappeared into the woods, they glanced back to see shadowy figures advancing on their tent.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
With little or no light and not bright
Sheltered from direct sunlight and pleasantly cool
A place that is dark and hard to see because of low light or fog
Dim light like the sky just after the sun goes down
A little less light in color than usual
Darker because something blocks the light
Full of shade from trees
A place that is dark because trees or buildings make shade
Partly shaded and receiving some direct sunlight
Appears dark and faint, like a shape with unclear edges
Having a soft dark color like the sky at dusk
A place with less light than usual
Antonyms
Compounds
How Dark
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shadowy comes from shadow ('shade' or 'dark shape') and the ending -y ('full of'). So a shadowy corridor is one that is full of shade and partly dark.