SHADOWY


Meaning of SHADOWY in English

I. ˈshadəw]ē, -dō], ]i\ adjective

( -er/-est )

Etymology: Middle English shadwy, from shadwe shadow + -y

1.

a. : of the nature of or resembling a shadow : fleeting , imaginary , unsubstantial

dim, shadowy forms — Bram Stoker

strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds — W.A.Butler †1848

a shadowy honor

b. obsolete : faintly representative : dimly embodying, representing, or foreboding : symbolic

c. : of or relating to the spirits of the dead : ghostly , spectral

from the river of death he recalls shadowy ghosts — C.S.C.Bowen

d. : dim as a shadow : faintly perceptible : indistinct vague

the shadowy boundaries of a complex government — Edmund Burke

her tender shadowy voice — Elinor Wylie

the shadowy line between reason and faith — H.O.Taylor

a shadowy claim

2. : full of shade : protected from the sun : in or obscured by shadow

deep shadowy interiors

shadowy cypress swamps — American Guide Series: North Carolina

the wide nave and shadowy aisles — Dorothy Sayers

3. : casting a shadow and affording shade

a broad and shadowy hat — Sir Walter Scott

II. adverb

: as a shadow : dimly

in silver mail all shadowy pale — Olive Custance

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.