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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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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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which hands out tonight’s trophies, tends to be a sort of shadowy, mysterious bunch, and their tastes have been known to vary widely from both the critical and audience consensus. — Vogue, "All of the Winners From the 2019 Golden Globes," 7 Jan. 2019 Less remake, more regeneration, the new Suspiria retains its predecessor’s setting and setup — a prestigious German dance school run by a shadowy coven — but digs its hooks into elements that Argento’s film floated past. — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "The 21 best movies of 2018," 14 Dec. 2018 Explore a large, interconnected underworld crawling with cunning creatures, deadly traps, and a mysterious shadowy presence. — Nick Statt, The Verge, "Long-awaited survival game Below is out next week," 6 Dec. 2018 But the unspoken subtext raises a shadowy question: If Dunham was a man, if her health issue wasn’t a women’s health issue, would anyone ask if her illness was all in her head? — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, "Lena Dunham Gets Real About Her Latest Surgery—And the Gender Bias Around Women’s Health Issues," 17 Oct. 2018 To the Indonesian government, the 39-year-old factory worker and globe-trotting Polish traveler is a danger to the state, a man who plotted with shadowy gunmen to foment revolt in isolated eastern jungles. — Stephen Wright, Fox News, "Polish globe-trotter blunders into Indonesia-Papua conflict," 24 Sep. 2018 The moon will be a dark supermoon, which occurs when a shadowy new lunar orb is exceptionally close to the Earth, adding to the eeriness of the event. — Eileen Reslen, Popular Mechanics, "A Supermoon Partial Eclipse Is Happening Just in Time for Friday the 13th," 13 July 2018 There are lots of POV shots down shadowy corridors, from which pale-faced figures leap and growl. — Noel Murray, latimes.com, "Review: Irish found-footage horror film 'The Devil's Doorway' can't escape clichés," 12 July 2018 The duo visit the musty apartment of a reclusive language tutor, the elegant suite of a physicist in the employ of the U.S. government, and the shadowy ghetto lair of a brutal young hoodlum. — Tom Nolan, WSJ, "Mysteries: Tales of Three Blood-Soaked Cities," 30 Nov. 2018

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