— shadowiness , n.
/shad"oh ee/ , adj., shadowier, shadowiest .
1. resembling a shadow in faintness, slightness, etc.: shadowy outlines.
2. unsubstantial, unreal, or illusory: shadowy preoccupations.
3. abounding in shadow; shady: a shadowy path.
4. enveloped in shadow.
5. casting a shadow.
[ 1325-75; ME shadewy. See SHADOW, -Y 1 ]