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# shadowy

adjective (shadowy, shadowier, shadowiest)

«shadowy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Full of shadows; dark and hard to see in: «a shadowy corner». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shadowy/#m1)
2. Like a shadow: dim, faint and not clear: «a shadowy figure». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shadowy/#m2)
3. Mysterious and secret, not well known: «a shadowy organisation». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shadowy/#m3)

### In the lessons

In The Wind in the Willows the Wild Wood is shadowy and frightening; the Mole sees faces in the shadows. Stories use «shadowy» for mystery and danger. In science, a shadow forms when light is blocked by an object.

### Examples

- A shadowy figure crept along the alley. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shadowy/#x1)
- The Mole hurried through the shadowy Wild Wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shadowy/#x2)
- The old house had shadowy corners. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shadowy/#x3)
- We could see shadowy shapes under the water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shadowy/#x4)
- The spy worked for a shadowy group. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shadowy/#x5)
- The shadowy forest made the children nervous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shadowy/#x6)
- They are accordingly represented as misty, shadowy beings, with graceful swaying forms, and robed in pale blue, gauze-like fabrics. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shadowy/#x7)

### Note

Comparative: shadowier, shadowiest (y → i).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «shadowy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shadowy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shadowy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shadowy.html) on Mova free.