shadowy

4 definitions • 5 examples

dark and full of shadows:

She was startled by a sudden movement in the shadowy hallway.

used to refer to someone or something about which little is known:

The English king, Arthur, is a somewhat shadowy figure who may not have even existed.

They are members of some shadowy extremist group.

causing or covered by shadows:

Orchids hung from shadowy trees.

Shadowy can also mean mysterious:

These criminals have built a shadowy network of hard-to-trace bank accounts.