shadowy

shadowy

adjective

Definition of SHADOWY

1

not seen or understood clearly <the shadowy area between tough interrogation and torture>

Synonyms blear, bleary, blurry, dim, foggy, fuzzy, gauzy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, indistinguishable, misty, murky, nebulous, obscure, opaque, pale, shadowy, unclear, undefined, undetermined, vague

Related Words dark, dusky, gloomy; impalpable, inappreciable, intangible, invisible; hieroglyphic (also hieroglyphical), incomprehensible, indecipherable, indiscernible, inexplicable, mysterious, obfuscatory, puzzling

Near Antonyms bright, distinct, evident, obvious, plain; certain, firm, strong, sure

Antonyms clear, definite, pellucid

2

protected from the sun's rays <a shadowy lane that is a mosaic of colors during the autumn foliage season>

Synonyms shaded, shadowed, shadowy, umbrageous

Related Words canopied, covered, sheltered; cloudy; dark, darkened, darkish, darkling, darksome, dim, dimmed, dusky, gloomy, inky, moonless, murky, obscure, obscured, penumbral, pitch-black, pitch-dark, somber (or sombre), sunless

Near Antonyms bedazzling, bright, brightened, brilliant, dazzling, effulgent, illuminated, illumined, incandescent, light, lit (or lighted), lucent, lucid, luminary, luminous; beaming, lambent, radiant, shining; lustrous

Antonyms exposed, shadeless, sunny