shadowy

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

adjective

1. filled with shade (Freq. 1)
- 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
• Syn:
shady, shadowed, umbrageous
• Similar to:
shaded
• Derivationally related forms:
shadow, shadowiness, shadiness (for: shady), shade (for: shady)
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
• Syn:
dim, faint, vague, wispy
• Similar to:
indistinct
• Derivationally related forms:
vagueness (for: vague), faintness (for: faint), dimness (for: dim)
3. lacking in substance
- "strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds"- W.A.Butler
- dim shadowy forms
- a wraithlike column of smoke
• Syn:
wraithlike
• Similar to:
insubstantial, unsubstantial, unreal
• Derivationally related forms:
shadow

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  wraithlike, dim, faint, vague, wispy, shady, shadowed, umbrageous