Meaning & use
Shadowy
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Full of shadows or partly hidden in shade, or, figuratively, mysterious, secretive, or difficult to know clearly.
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A shadowy figure lingered near the alley entrance.
The report accused a shadowy network of donors of funding the campaign.
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The figurative sense of "shadowy" (secretive, hard to pin down) is common in journalism describing organizations or individuals who avoid public scrutiny.
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