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1. (adj.) shadowy
resembling a shadow in faintness, slightness, etc.
2. shadowy
unsubstantial or illusory.
3. shadowy
abounding in shade or shadows.
Etymology: (1325–75)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) shady, shadowed, shadowy, umbrageous
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"
2. (adj) dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy
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"
3. (adj) shadowy, wraithlike
lacking in substance
"strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds"- W.A.Butler; "dim shadowy forms"; "a wraithlike column of smoke"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) shadowy
full of shade or shadows; causing shade or shadow
2. (adj) shadowy
hence, dark; obscure; gloomy; dim
3. (adj) shadowy
not brightly luminous; faintly light
4. (adj) shadowy
faintly representative; hence, typical
5. (adj) shadowy
unsubstantial; unreal; as, shadowy honor
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Sense: full of shadows
shadowy corners.
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 Afrikaans: skaduryk |
 Arabic: ظَليل، مُعْتِم |
 Bulgarian: сенчест |
 Brazilian: cheio de sombra |
 Czech: stinný |
 German: dunkel |
 Danish: skyggefuld |
 Greek: σκιερός |
 Spanish: sombrío |
 Estonian: varjurikas |
 Farsi: تاريك |
 Finnish: varjoisa |
 French: sombre |
 Hebrew: אָפוּף צֵל |
 Hindi: छायावत् |
 Croatian: sjenovit, hladovit |
 Hungarian: árnyékos |
 Indonesian: gelap |
 Icelandic: skuggsæll |
 Italian: ombroso |
 Japanese: 影になった |
 Korean: 어두운 |
 Lithuanian: tamsus |
 Latvian: ēnains; krēslains |
 Malay: teduh |
 Dutch: schaduwrijk |
 Norwegian: skyggefull |
 Polish: cienisty |
 Persian: تاريك |
 Pashto: سيورن، تياره، تت، سيوري و |
 Portuguese: cheio de sombra |
 Romanian: întunecat |
 Russian: тенистый |
 Slovak: tienistý |
 Slovenian: senčen |
 Serbian: senovit |
 Swedish: skuggig |
 Thai: มีร่มเงา |
 Turkish: gölgelik, loş |
 Taiwanese: 陰暗的 |
 Ukrainian: тінистий; затінений |
 Urdu: سایہ دار |
 Vietnamese: đầy bóng tối |
 Chinese: 多荫的 |
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