Definition
Full of shadows or dark, or unclear and hard to see; figuratively, mysterious, secretive, or possibly threatening.
Etymology
From 'shadow' (a dark area caused by blocking light) plus '-y' (making an adjective). Shadows have been metaphors for mystery and evil since ancient times.
Kelly Says
In art and literature, 'shadowy' is used so much because shadows literally obscure detail—the less you can see something clearly, the more your imagination fills in the blanks, which is why mysterious, scary things are often described as shadowy.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
skaduryk
ska-du-ryk
BGБългарски
сянков
syan-kov
BNবাংলা
ছায়াময়
chha-ya-moy
DADansk
skyggefuld
skyg-ge-fuld
DEDeutsch
schattig
SHAT-tikh
ELΕλληνικά
σκιασμένος
ski-az-ME-nos
ESEspañol
sombreado
som-bre-A-do
ETEesti
varjuline
var-yu-li-ne
EUEuskara
itzaldun
i-tzal-dun
FAفارسی
سایهدار
saaye-daar
FISuomi
varjoisa
var-yoi-sa
FRFrançais
ombragé
om-bra-ZHE
GLGalego
sombreado
som-bre-A-do
HIहिन्दी
छायादार
chhaa-yaa-dar
HRHrvatski
sjenovit
sye-no-vit
HUMagyar
árnyas
aar-nyash
IDBahasa Indonesia
berbayangan
ber-ba-yan-gan
ITItaliano
ombreggiato
om-bred-JA-to
KO한국어
그림자 같은
geu-rim-ja ga-teun
LTLietuvių
šešėlingas
she-she-lin-gas
MNМонгол
сүүдэртэй
suuder-tei
MSBahasa Melayu
berbayangan
ber-ba-yan-gan
MYမြန်မာ
အရိပ်ရှိသော
a-yit-shi-thaw
NLNederlands
schaduwrijk
skha-duw-rayk
NONorsk
skyggefull
skyg-ge-full
PLPolski
cienisty
chen-is-ty
PTPortuguês
sombreado
som-bre-A-do
RUРусский
тенистый
te-nis-tyy
SKSlovenčina
tieňovitý
tye-no-vi-ty
SLSlovenščina
sencast
sen-tsast
SRСрпски
сеновит
se-no-vit
SVSvenska
skuggig
sku-gig
SWKiswahili
wenye uvuli
we-nye u-vu-li
TAதமிழ்
நிழலான
ni-zha-la-na
TEతెలుగు
నీడగల
nee-da-ga-la
TRTürkçe
gölgeli
gur-ge-li
UKУкраїнська
тінистий
ti-nis-tyy
URاردو
سایہ دار
saaya daar
VITiếng Việt
có bóng
co bong