shadowy
About 1.98 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective In shadow; darkened by shadows.
He sat in a shadowy corner.
- adjective Dark, obscure.
He was a shadowy man who rarely spoke.
- adjective Vague, dim, unclear, faint.
- adjective Indulging in fancies; daydreaming.
Similar words
shady umbrageous shaded indistinct faint vague insubstantial unsubstantial unreal wraithlike
Often followed by
figure and figures form forms world existence outline waters
Word family
shadowier shadowiest shadowily shadowiness shadowinesses
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