单词 | shadowy |
释义 | shad·ow·y ![]() adj. shad·ow·i·er, shad·ow·i·est 1. a. Full of or dark with shadow: See Synonyms at dark. b. Casting shadows: shadowy trees. 2. Lacking distinctness; faint: shadowy forms in the darkness. 3. Lacking substance; unsubstantial: "It would have been the right thing had he gone before it was too late, for then he might have been only a shadowy dream in Edna's life, instead of a consuming reality" (Kate Chopin). 4. a. Little known or understood; obscure or mysterious: "Beginnings are apt to be shadowy, and so it is with the first cell, born perhaps more than 3.5 billion years ago" (Jennifer Ackerman). b. Of questionable character; shady: "[He] had a formidable, if shadowy, reputation for his undercover work" (Peter Grose). shadow·i·ly adv. shadow·i·ness n. |
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