shadowy

adjective

shad·owy | \ ˈsha-dō-ē ,

-də-wē \

Definition of shadowy

1a : of the nature of or resembling a shadow

b : faintly perceptible : indistinct

2 : being in or obscured by shadow deep shadowy interiors

3a : shady sense 1

b : shady sense 3

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Synonyms & Antonyms for shadowy

Synonyms

shaded, shadowed, shady

Antonyms

exposed, shadeless, sunny

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.

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To prove that point, Sten (Johannes Kuhnke), the apparent head of the shadowy Apollon company that kicked off the rain apocalypse, reveals his plans to bunch of mysterious, obvious ne'er do wells. — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, "This Is The Most Important Part Of The Rain's Ending," 8 May 2018 The show shrewdly spotlights the real risk of hacking, which isn’t always about shadowy agents in a basement. — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "5 Space Forces From Sci-Fi and What We Can Learn From Them," 6 July 2018 The new rules are meant to illuminate the sometimes shadowy world of politics on social media and help prevent fraud and abuse by organizations like Russia’s Internet Research Agency. — Kevin Roose, New York Times, "A Day Care and a Dog Rescue Benefit: On Facebook, They Were Political Ads," 21 June 2018 When Nan’s son Pat grows too close to the shadowy Uncle Pang, an act of violence rocks everyone involved with the restaurant. — Emily Gray Tedrowe, USA TODAY, "Family drama is on the menu in spicy "Number One Chinese Restaurant"," 18 June 2018 From the start, Ditko seemed to be drawn to noirish artists who filled the page with black ink to capture the shadowy underworld. — Jeet Heer, The New Republic, "Steve Ditko, the co-creator of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, is dead.," 7 July 2018 This is a quote from the book: 'In 2012, Fusion GPS, was hired to do opposition research on Mitt Romney for Barack Obama's re-election campaign that had become standard practice in the shadowy world of oppo research. — Fox News, "Former target of Putin reacts to UK nerve agent attack," 14 Mar. 2018 The bag, in this case, is lethally sensitive data and all the rich, shadowy, violent people who’d like to keep their secrets. — Steph Cha, USA TODAY, "Smart women get caught up in deadly intrigue in page-turning 'The Banker's Wife'," 2 July 2018 There are a few striking scenic moments, such as when a shadowy forest begins to collapse on itself. — Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, "Review: A Conductor Sets Munich’s Ashen ‘Parsifal’ Aflame," 1 July 2018

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