Definitions for Shadowy
ˈʃæd oʊ ishad·owy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shady, shadowed, shadowy, umbrageousadjective

   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. dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispyadjective

   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. shadowy, wraithlikeadjective

   lacking in substance

   "strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds"- W.A.Butler; "dim shadowy forms"; "a wraithlike column of smoke"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shadowyadjective

   In shadow; darkened by shadows.

   He sat in a shadowy corner.

2. shadowyadjective

   Dark, obscure.

   He was a shadowy man who rarely spoke.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shadowyadjective

   Etymology: from shadow.

   1. Full of shade; gloomy.

   This shadowy desart, unfrequented woods,
   I better brook than flourishing peopled towns. William Shakespeare.

   With shadowy verdure flourish’d high,
   A sudden youth the groves enjoy. Elijah Fenton.

   2. Not brightly luminous.

   More pleasant light
   Shadowy sets off the face of things. John Milton.

   3. Faintly representative; typical.

   When they see
   Law can discover sin, but not remove
   Save by those shadowy expiations weak,
   The blood of bulls and goats; they may conclude
   Some blood more precious must be paid for man. John Milton.

   4. Unsubstantial; unreal.

   John Milton has brought into his poems two actors of a shadowy and fictitious nature, in the persons of sin and death; by which he hath interwoven in his fable a very beautiful allegory. Addis.

   5. Dark; opake.

   By command, e’re yet dim night
   Her shadowy cloud withdraws, I am to haste
   Homeward. John Milton, Parad. Lost.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shadowy

   A shadow is a dark area where light from a light source is blocked by an opaque object. It occupies all of the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it. The cross section of a shadow is a two-dimensional silhouette, or a reverse projection of the object blocking the light.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shadowyadjective

   full of shade or shadows; causing shade or shadow

2. Shadowyadjective

   hence, dark; obscure; gloomy; dim

3. Shadowyadjective

   not brightly luminous; faintly light

4. Shadowyadjective

   faintly representative; hence, typical

5. Shadowyadjective

   unsubstantial; unreal; as, shadowy honor

How to pronounce Shadowy?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Shadowy in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Shadowy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Shadowy in a Sentence

1. Rachel Carson:

   Beginnings are apt to be shadowy and so it is the beginnings of the great mother life, the sea.

2. Laura Carstensen:

   Unfortunately the recruitment practices of too many businesses still remain trapped in permafrost and that's holding back women and ultimately the companies themselves, the recruitment process to the boards of Britain's top companies remains shadowy and opaque and is acting as a barrier to unleashing female talent.

3. Mike Rogers:

   White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Friday at the daily press briefing. Mike Rogers, former chairman of the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, weighed in late Friday afternoon. We should not underestimate what this means to our national security, a leading general in Iran just told the world that the United States of America is irrelevant and Russia welcomed him with open arms. Not only do Russia and Iran not fear us, they do not respect us. And that, is dangerous. According to two separate Western intelligence sources, Qassem Soleimani arrived in Moscow on Iran Air flight 5130 from Tehran on July 24, ten days after the nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers was announced that included a provision to lift the arms embargo on Iran. Three days later, Secretary of State John Kerry testified about the Iran nuclear deal before the Senate Armed Services Committee, assuring Congress pressure would remain on Iran's shadowy general.

4. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:

   Look not mournfully into the past. It comes not back again. Wisely improve the present. It is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future, without fear.

5. Ferdinand Magellan:

   It is with an iron will that they embark on the most daring of all endeavors...to meet the shadowy future with out fear and conquer the unknown.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Shadowy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shadowy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Shadowy
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadowy
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Shadowy