shadowy

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈʃæd.oʊ.i/
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/ˈʃæd.oʊ.i/ · /ˈʃæd.əʊ.i/

Definition of shadowy

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. In shadow; darkened by shadows.
    “He sat in a shadowy corner.”
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adj

  1. In shadow; darkened by shadows.
    “He sat in a shadowy corner.”
  2. Dark, obscure.
    “He was a shadowy man who rarely spoke.”
    “But the most frequent guests were as New York magazine put it, “Arab princes, Third World officials, and shadowy European and American businessmen.”
  3. (figuratively)Vague, dim, unclear, faint.
  4. (dated, rare)Indulging in fancies; daydreaming.

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Etymology

From Middle English schadwy, schadowy, equivalent to shadow + -y.

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