Definition of shadowy Shadowy
/ʃæˈdowi/ - [shatdowee] - shad•ow•y
We found 11 definitions of shadowy from 4 different sources.
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What does shadowy mean?
WordNet
Adjectiveshadowy, shadowier, shadowiest |
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| shadowy - lacking in substance; "strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds"- W.A.Butler; "dim shadowy forms"; "a wraithlike column of smoke" | ||
| wraithlike | ||
| unsubstantial, insubstantial, unreal lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon" | ||
| shadowy - 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" | ||
| shady, shadowed, umbrageous | ||
| shaded protected from heat and light with shade or shadow; "shaded avenues"; "o'er the shaded billows rushed the night"- Alexander Pope | ||
| shadowy - 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" | ||
| dim, faint, vague, wispy | ||
| indistinct not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- shadowy (a.)
Full of shade or shadows; causing shade or shadow. - shadowy (a.)
Hence, dark; obscure; gloomy; dim. - shadowy (a.)
Not brightly luminous; faintly light. - shadowy (a.)
Faintly representative; hence, typical. - shadowy (a.)
Unsubstantial; unreal; as, shadowy honor.
