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 | ||