shadowy meaning

shadowy as an adjective

1. filled with shade
   • 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: shady, shadowed, umbrageous

   Similar: shaded

   Related forms: shadow, shadowiness

2. lacking clarity or distinctness
   • 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

3. lacking in substance
   • strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds
   • dim shadowy forms
   • a wraithlike column of smoke

   Synonyms: wraithlike

   Similar: insubstantial

   Related forms: shadow

How to pronounce shadowy

shadowy is pronounced /ˈʃædoʊi/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.