shadowy

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective filled with shade
  2. adjective lacking clarity or distinctness
  3. adjective lacking in substance; - W.A.Butler

Etymology

From Middle English schadwy, schadowy, equivalent to shadow + -y.

In classic literature

Synonyms

shady, shadowed, umbrageous

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