shad´ow|i|ness

shad´ow|i|ness
shad|ow|y «SHAD oh ee», adjective.
1. having much shadow or shade; shady: »

We are glad to leave the hot sun and come into the cool, shadowy room.

SYNONYM(S): dark, obscure.
2. like a shadow; dim, faint, or slight: »

We saw a shadowy outline on the window curtain. Figurative. But as for who the shadowy seller of the forgeries was, no one had the slightest idea (New Yorker).

SYNONYM(S): fleeting, vague, indistinct.
3. Figurative. not real; ghostly; imaginary.
4. Obsolete. symbolic.
shad´ow|i|ly, adverb.
shad´ow|i|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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