adjective
definition
In shadow; darkened by shadows.
example
He sat in a shadowy corner.
definition
(of character) Dark, obscure.
example
He was a shadowy man who rarely spoke.
definition
Indulging in fancies; daydreaming.
Examples of shadowy in a Sentence
The shadowy figure disappeared into an alcove.
She watched as the creature neared in the shadowy darkness.
Silver is too shadowy a figure to evoke any understanding or empathy.
At ease with the half-demon friend of Gabriel, she entered the shadowy land.
Yet despite the recent biopic staring Salma Hayek - a long-standing fan of Kahlo - she remains somehow shadowy.
Those who form this cabal operate in a network of shadowy organizations that proselytize the demise of western democracy.
A small shadowy group of people are huddling together among the large stones which form an enclave toward the center of the circle.
A shadowy, seemingly faceless monk who appears in the darkness without warning is just one of the delights that awaits unsuspecting visitors.
At night, swirling mist reveals glimpses of its shadowy past.
But the issue did not have heft, did not wrap itself in the shadowy shroud of the father.
Hmmm, was it cardio, the mysterious shadowy figure on the grass knoll on that fateful day is Dallas, that shot Kennedy?
The shadowy outline of the vessel exactly corresponds to the phantom percepts which were the subject of the previous section.
The new characters in this novel are beginning to make themselves felt, tho they are still somewhat shadowy.
His history is rather shadowy, which accounts for the many rumors regarding him.
The Curate, enacted by Mr. Thomas Thorne, was very shadowy.
The goal so shadowy seems and dim, Yet plod on through the dark, brave heart, With all thy might and main.
And what about how they're always mysteriously shadowy, viewed from the back, and have deep commanding voices?
Both are intended as illustrations of doctrines taught in the schools of Babylonia; the former to explain that only the favourites of the gods can hope under exceptional circumstances to enjoy life everlasting; the latter to emphasize the impossibility for ordinary mortals to escape from the inactive shadowy existence led by the dead, and to inculcate the duty of proper care for the dead.
More than all, perhaps, since his conception of ancient Roman story made laws and manners of more account than shadowy lawgivers, he undesignedly influenced history by popularizing that conception of it which lays stress on institutions, tendencies and social traits to the neglect of individuals.
This weakness was due not to attacks from without - for orthodox Protestantism had long since lost its aggressive force - but to disruptive tendencies within the Church; the Enlightenment of the 18th century had sapped the foundations of the faith among the world of intellect and fashion; the development of Gallicanism and Febronianism threatened to leave the Holy See but a shadowy pre-eminence over a series of national churches, and even to obliterate the frontier line between Catholicism and Protestantism.
Further negotiations ripened into the peace of Constance signed on the 25th of June 1183, which granted almost all the demands of the cities, and left only a shadowy authority to the emperor (see Italy).
Among the southern Sla y s the " Illyrian " movement, voiced from 1836 onward in the Illyrian National Gazette of Ljudevit Gaj, was directed in the first instance to a somewhat shadowy Pan-Slav union, which, on the interference of the Austrian government in 1844, was exchanged for the more definite object of a revival of " the Triune Kingdom " (Croatia, Slavonia, Dalmatia) independent of the Hungarian crown (see Croatia, &c.).
No European power exercised sovereignty, though shadowy claims were from time to time put forward by Portugal (see Africa, § 5).
The representatives of this race in the Tain Bó Cualgne play a somewhat similar part to the gods of the ancient Greeks in the Iliad, though they are of necessity of a much more shadowy nature.
And he scuttled up the moonlight floor, Where and owl glided over the shadowy trees.
Notice how the yearly, shadowy sabbaths are clearly separated from and distinguished from the seventh-day Sabbath of the Lord.
He appears to work for a shadowy figure called The Queen.
Their search for the truth will lead them to shadowy realms where very few dare to go.
The Monster Under My Bed by Charlotte Allen (aged 11) There is a monster under my bed a mysterious shadowy monster.
In a shadowy corner, the Master relaxed back in his chair.
We need to throw light on the shadowy presence of race.
And what about how they 're always mysteriously shadowy, viewed from the back, and have deep commanding voices?
The ferocious persecution in the lands of the Elector of Cologne remains particularly shadowy, despite some tantalizing hints about what was going on.
This creates a gradient-and more believable shadowy appearance.
It plays off of the shadowy shades of the eye makeup for an overall intoxicating look.
With an addiction to ecstasy and crystal methamphetamine, it seemed she was destined to go down the shadowy path that so many child stars travel.
Use spotlights and track lighting to illuminate dark, shadowy corners, and hang pendant lights over seating areas to provide appropriate task lighting.
Since colored contact lenses don't alter the vision of your pupil, they have no way of altering or "shading out" the shadowy shapes of the floaters that enter your vision as they float through your eye's vitreous.
The worlds created for your explorative pleasure may seem similar in many respects, but the storylines are completely separate.In Final Fantasy 7, you play the main character Cloud Strife, a mercenary with a shadowy past.
Evaporation lines usually show up as a shadowy line.
Instead, they're shadowy, faint lines that are simply the result of evaporated urine and don't indicate pregnancy one way or the other.
When shopping for your marquise diamond wedding band, make sure that the diamonds you select do not have this shadowy effect.
Can such powerful emotions leave a shadowy mark on the soul that is transferred from life to life?
Behind all of the scary stuff going on is The Mastermind, who is never really shown outside of shadowy figures and never formally introduced.
The TAPS members set out to discover the odd sounds, temperature changes, shadowy figures, and other oddities that have been reported by the owner.
Gotham is a cold and shadowy place, full of crime and greed and if there are good citizens in Gotham, the only ones you see are the rich and important - hardly a community an audience can connect with no matter how hard they strain.
Instead of the dark and shadowy realms of Burton's Batman world, the Schumacher versions in this movie are loud, in your face with bright colors and are so over-the-top that it's hard to take any of the characters seriously.
Many people are unaware of the existence of the deep state, let alone what influence this shadowy group may hold in Washington.
As a novel Valentine has little to commend it; the plot is feeble and the characters shadowy.
On 21st April the Spanish troops entered the gates; thereupon many patriots abandoned the city and, taking refuge at Montalcino, maintained there a shadowy form of republic until 1559.