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   shad·ow·y

   /ˈSHadəwē/

   adjective

   • 1. full of shadows: "the shadowy back streets of Stringtown" Similar darkdimgloomymurkyshadyshadedsunlessliterary:tenebrouscrepuscularrare:tenebriousumbrageousumbroseumbriferousumbrouscaliginousCimmerianOpposite brightsunny
   • ▪ of uncertain identity or nature: "a shadowy figure appeared through the mist" Similar indistincthazyindefinitelacking definitionout of focusvaguenebulousill-definedfaintblurredblurryunclearindistinguishableunrecognizableindeterminateunsubstantialghostlyphantomspectralwraithlikerare:nebuloseOpposite distinctclear
   • ▪ insubstantial; unreal: "they were attacked by a swarm of shadowy, ethereal forms"

   Derivatives

   • 1. shadowiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 17

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