shadowed

[ shad-ohd ]

adjective

, Printing.

1. noting or pertaining to an ornamented type in which the embellishment is outside the character, especially one in which a black line at one side and at the top or bottom gives the effect of a cast shadow.

Other Words From

• self-shadowed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of shadowed¹

1350–1400 in general sense; Middle English; shadow, -ed ²

Example Sentences

The latest Typhoon scrambling comes after the Royal Navy shadowed Russian military vessels passing through the English Channel over the past week.

From BBC

With the psychological deftness of a cult leader, Trump is able to infiltrate the shadowed corners of America’s consciousness, casting a sinister silhouette that bends reality into a fevered hallucination of chaos and bloodlust.

From Salon

Perhaps it was fitting that, on the day Root set a new England record, he was shadowed by the batter with the best chance of getting anywhere near him.

From BBC

And at the Moon’s poles, she says, there’s even more - reserves of water ice are frozen inside permanently shadowed craters.

From BBC

Defensive backs shadowed each other on simulated passing routes, one raising an arm to defend an imaginary football.

From Los Angeles Times

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