Shadowy
adjective
Poorly lit, having a lot of shadows.
She took a step into the shadowy room and tried to find the light switch.
Often appears as...
- shadowy room
- shadowy corner
adjective
Unclear, vague, not well known or understood.
The details of his past are shadowy and hard to understand.
Often appears as...
- shadowy figure
- shadowy past
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Disapproving
adjective
Suspicious or secretive, often regarding illegal activities.
The police were investigating his involvement with the shadowy underworld.
Often appears as...
- shadowy underworld
- shadowy dealings
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Disapproving
adjective
Poorly lit, having a lot of shadows.
She took a step into the shadowy room and tried to find the light switch.
Often appears as...
- shadowy room
- shadowy corner
adjective
Unclear, vague, not well known or understood.
The details of his past are shadowy and hard to understand.
Often appears as...
- shadowy figure
- shadowy past
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Suspicious or secretive, often regarding illegal activities.
The police were investigating his involvement with the shadowy underworld.
Often appears as...
- shadowy underworld
- shadowy dealings
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Imagery of Darkness
Used to create a visual scene where light is minimal and visibility is reduced.
The old mansion was enveloped in a shadowy gloom.
Pro Tip 2/3Tone of Uncertainty
Can suggest an uncertain or hidden aspect in a situation.
The evidence was found in a shadowy part of the cellar.
Pro Tip 3/3Sense of Mystery
Sets a mood for mystery, often used in suspense or horror genres.
Whispers echoed through the shadowy halls.
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Brian Skerry: Ocean Soul...
it we've lost that baseline so the message is you know if we can protect places like this they will come back I worked in other parts of New Zealand on this story as well like fjord land which is this sort of shadowy lord of the rings' environment with mountains and tons of fresh water that pours into the
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The Falcon's Feather -...
far away from the shadowy dangers and mysterious events surrounding twelve-year-old cruise Coronado's first months at school finally at see the young explorers get to immerse themselves in real expeditions cool classes and amazing technology and with the help of his friends crews secretly works to uncover
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Wade Davis: Cultures at...
To this day, they remain ruled by a ritual priesthood but the training for the priesthood is rather extraordinary. The young acolytes are taken away from their families at the age of three and four, sequestered in a shadowy world of darkness in stone huts at the base of glaciers for 18
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Harry Baker: A love poem...
His judgment became clouded So did the sky, With evaporated tears as the sun started to cry. Because the sunshine kid was bright, with a warm personality, And inside he burned savagely Hurt by the words and curses of the shadowy folk who spoke holes in his soul and left cavities,
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Why should you read...
centers around the potential of Pip, an orphan plucked from obscurity by an anonymous benefactor and propelled into high society. In his search for purpose, Pip becomes the victim of other people’s ambitions for him and must negotiate with a shadowy cast of characters.
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The philosophy of...
While many of the details of Diogenes’ life are shadowy, the philosophical ideas born out of his disgrace survive today. In exile, Diogenes decided that by rejecting the opinions of others and societal measures of success, he could be truly free.
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Could the Earth be...
They played a crucial role in the formation of galaxies, the building blocks of our universe. Far from being shadowy characters in the cosmic play, black holes have fundamentally contributed in making the universe a bright and astonishing place.
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Ed Yong: Suicidal wasps,...
so sinister and so compelling. We place such a premium on our free will and our independence that the prospect of losing those qualities to forces unseen informs many of our deepest societal fears. Orwellian dystopias and shadowy cabals
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Why are these 32 symbols...
There's something about caves -- a shadowy opening in a limestone cliff that draws you in. As you pass through the portal between light and dark, you enter a subterranean world --
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Tut's Treasures PIPE...
today Tutankhamun's treasures are famous worldwide but Tutankhamun himself has always been a shadowy figure a mere boy propelled to the throne at nine and dead
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Brian Skerry: Ocean Soul...
it we've lost that baseline so the message is you know if we can protect places like this they will come back I worked in other parts of New Zealand on this story as well like fjord land which is this sort of shadowy lord of the rings' environment with mountains and tons of fresh water that pours into the
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The Falcon's Feather -...
far away from the shadowy dangers and mysterious events surrounding twelve-year-old cruise Coronado's first months at school finally at see the young explorers get to immerse themselves in real expeditions cool classes and amazing technology and with the help of his friends crews secretly works to uncover
Video examples
Wade Davis: Cultures at...
To this day, they remain ruled by a ritual priesthood but the training for the priesthood is rather extraordinary. The young acolytes are taken away from their families at the age of three and four, sequestered in a shadowy world of darkness in stone huts at the base of glaciers for 18
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Harry Baker: A love poem...
His judgment became clouded So did the sky, With evaporated tears as the sun started to cry. Because the sunshine kid was bright, with a warm personality, And inside he burned savagely Hurt by the words and curses of the shadowy folk who spoke holes in his soul and left cavities,
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Why should you read...
centers around the potential of Pip, an orphan plucked from obscurity by an anonymous benefactor and propelled into high society. In his search for purpose, Pip becomes the victim of other people’s ambitions for him and must negotiate with a shadowy cast of characters.
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The philosophy of...
While many of the details of Diogenes’ life are shadowy, the philosophical ideas born out of his disgrace survive today. In exile, Diogenes decided that by rejecting the opinions of others and societal measures of success, he could be truly free.
Video examples
Could the Earth be...
They played a crucial role in the formation of galaxies, the building blocks of our universe. Far from being shadowy characters in the cosmic play, black holes have fundamentally contributed in making the universe a bright and astonishing place.
Video examples
Ed Yong: Suicidal wasps,...
so sinister and so compelling. We place such a premium on our free will and our independence that the prospect of losing those qualities to forces unseen informs many of our deepest societal fears. Orwellian dystopias and shadowy cabals
Video examples
Why are these 32 symbols...
There's something about caves -- a shadowy opening in a limestone cliff that draws you in. As you pass through the portal between light and dark, you enter a subterranean world --
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Tut's Treasures PIPE...
today Tutankhamun's treasures are famous worldwide but Tutankhamun himself has always been a shadowy figure a mere boy propelled to the throne at nine and dead
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Edward Snowden
American Activist
I grew up with the understanding that the world I lived in was one where people enjoyed a sort of freedom to communicate with each other in privacy, without it being monitored, without it being measured or analyzed or sort of judged by these shadowy figures or systems, any time they mention anything that travels across public lines.
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Rudolf Steiner
Austrian Philosopher
It is possibly not very helpful to our inner life to ponder a great deal on how the external world is reflected in our soul. By doing so, we do not get beyond a shadowy picture of the world of mental images in ourselves.
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Lenny Abrahamson
Irish Director
It's something I've noticed with my two children - children frequently know and don't know at the same time. They are aware of aspects of the world that are a little bit shadowy, and they choose not to engage with them.
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Alicia Keys
American Musician
Mozart would play a counterpart with his left hand while using his right to mock it. It was blue, dark, shadowy - and it made me feel something. That's when I realized music was inside me.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American Poet
Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart.
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Tom Coburn
American Politician
An easily accessible and transparent database of contract information will bring sunshine into the confusing and sometimes shadowy practice of government contracting.
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Edgar Allan Poe
American Poet
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?
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Gavin Esler
Scottish Journalist
There are people who appear on television who are paid for by shadowy think tanks whose financing they won't come clean about.
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Jon Ronson
Welsh Journalist
My paranoia never ends, but I haven't been paranoid about being spied on my shadowy forces for some time now.
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Jason Whitlock
American Journalist
Segregation has never been a shadowy, impossible-to-pin-down conspiracy. It's been an American way of life.
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Edward Snowden
American Activist
I grew up with the understanding that the world I lived in was one where people enjoyed a sort of freedom to communicate with each other in privacy, without it being monitored, without it being measured or analyzed or sort of judged by these shadowy figures or systems, any time they mention anything that travels across public lines.
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Rudolf Steiner
Austrian Philosopher
It is possibly not very helpful to our inner life to ponder a great deal on how the external world is reflected in our soul. By doing so, we do not get beyond a shadowy picture of the world of mental images in ourselves.
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Lenny Abrahamson
Irish Director
It's something I've noticed with my two children - children frequently know and don't know at the same time. They are aware of aspects of the world that are a little bit shadowy, and they choose not to engage with them.
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Alicia Keys
American Musician
Mozart would play a counterpart with his left hand while using his right to mock it. It was blue, dark, shadowy - and it made me feel something. That's when I realized music was inside me.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American Poet
Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart.
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Tom Coburn
American Politician
An easily accessible and transparent database of contract information will bring sunshine into the confusing and sometimes shadowy practice of government contracting.
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Edgar Allan Poe
American Poet
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?
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Gavin Esler
Scottish Journalist
There are people who appear on television who are paid for by shadowy think tanks whose financing they won't come clean about.
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Jon Ronson
Welsh Journalist
My paranoia never ends, but I haven't been paranoid about being spied on my shadowy forces for some time now.
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Jason Whitlock
American Journalist
Segregation has never been a shadowy, impossible-to-pin-down conspiracy. It's been an American way of life.
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