Pronunciations (4)
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/ˈʃæd.oʊ.i/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/ˈʃæd.əʊ.i/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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ˈʃæd.oʊ.i
Pronunciation notes
- US
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ˈʃæd.əʊ.i
Pronunciation notes
- GB
Adjective
In shadow; darkened by shadows.
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He sat in a shadowy corner.
Dark, obscure.
Usage- of character
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He was a shadowy man who rarely spoke.
More examples (1)
By 1980, South Korea had overtaken its northern neighbour, and was well on its way to being one of the Asian tigers – high-performing economies, with democratic movements ultimately winning power in the 1990s. The withdrawal of most Soviet aid in 1991, with the fall of the Soviet empire, pushed North Korea further down. Kim Il-sung had held a genuine place on North Korean people's affections. His son was regarded as a shadowy playboy, with rumours circulating over the years that he imported Russian and Chinese prostitutes, and lived a life of profligacy and excess.
But the most frequent guests were as New York magazine put it, “Arab princes, Third World officials, and shadowy European and American businessmen.
Vague, dim, unclear, faint.
Usage- Figurative
Indulging in fancies; daydreaming.
Usage- Dated
- Rare
Adjective
filled with shade
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the shady side of the street
the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed
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we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove
cool umbrageous woodlands
lacking clarity or distinctness
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a dim figure in the distance
only a faint recollection
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shadowy figures in the gloom
saw a vague outline of a building through the fog
a few wispy memories of childhood
lacking in substance
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dim shadowy forms
a wraithlike column of smoke