shadowy
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- filled with shade
- "we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove"
- lacking clarity or distinctness
- "shadowy figures in the gloom"
- lacking in substance; - W.A.Butler
- "strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds"
- "dim shadowy forms"
Adj
- In shadow; darkened by shadows.
- Dark, obscure.
- Vague, dim, unclear, faint of an image.
- Indulging in fancies; daydreaming.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English schadowy, equivalent to shadow + -y.
Synonyms
dim, faint, shadowed, shady, umbrageous, vague, wispy, wraithlike
Scrabble Score: 17
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Words With Friends Score: 15
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