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English adjective: shadowy | |||
| 1. | shadowy filled with shade | ||
| Samples | The shady side of the street. The surface of the pond is dark and shadowed. We sat on rocks in a shadowy cove. Cool umbrageous woodlands. | ||
| Synonyms | shadowed, shady, umbrageous | ||
| Similar | shaded | ||
| Antonyms | unshaded | ||
| 2. | shadowy lacking clarity or distinctness | ||
| Samples | A dim figure in the distance. Only a faint recollection. Shadowy figures in the gloom. Saw a vague outline of a building through the fog. A few wispy memories of childhood. | ||
| Synonyms | dim, faint, vague, wispy | ||
| Similar | indistinct | ||
| Antonyms | distinct | ||
| 3. | shadowy lacking in substance | ||
| Samples | Strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds. Dim shadowy forms. A wraithlike column of smoke. | ||
| Synonyms | wraithlike | ||
| Similar | insubstantial, unreal, unsubstantial | ||
| Antonyms | substantial, material, real | ||
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