Definition of shadowy
1a : of the nature of or resembling a shadowb : faintly perceptible : indistinct
2 : being in or obscured by shadow deep shadowy interiors
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Examples of shadowy in a Sentence
She was pursued by a shadowy figure.
He had only a shadowy idea of what they wanted him to do.
Recent Examples of shadowy from the Web
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A regulatory clampdown on bank lending to big companies, for example, is a way not just to clean up shadowy financial practices but to influence how private firms spend their cash.
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Science isn’t one person coming to one conclusion, and then in a shadowy room somewhere (probably with cigars, right?
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A few years ago, some shadowy investor bought 27 Christopher Street from the venerable children’s charity New York Foundling for a whopping $45 million.
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Up until recently, Theil - whose radar is constantly fixed on the industry's shadowy corners - wasn't even sure what to make of cocaine positives.
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Dale Romans' sunglasses slid ever so slightly down his nose as the trainer shuffled past the winner's circle and into the shadowy tunnel Thursday at Churchill Downs.
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Citing various reports, Lieu noted that the global Petya and WannaCry ransomware attacks likely occurred because the NSA’s hacking tools were released to the public by a shadowy organization called the Shadow Brokers.
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In George Orwell’s dystopian classic 1984, the protagonist Winston Smith undergoes months of brutal torture for resisting the totalitarian regime led by a shadowy figure known as Big Brother.
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Voters are sensitive to the political influence of city vendors, deep-pocketed developers and high-powered lobbyists, many of whom have dumped money into shadowy political committees that produce political advertising during elections.
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First Known Use of shadowy
14th century
SHADOWY Defined for English Language Learners
shadowy
playDefinition of shadowy for English Language Learners
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: full of shade or shadows
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: dark and mysterious
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: not clearly seen or understood
SHADOWY Defined for Kids
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1 : full of shade a shadowy lane
2 : indistinct Occasionally, they would pass the shadowy figure of someone else walking down the stairs … — Lemony Snicket, The Ersatz Elevator
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