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