† shadowlyadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Of the nature of a shadow.
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the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > intercepting or cutting off of light > [adjective] > casting a shadow > of or relating to or resembling a shadow
shadowly1434
umbratilea1637
shadowish1642
R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Mending of Life 128 Myendly sight truly is takyn vp heuenly to behald be schadoly syght ȝit & meroly, not clere and opyn.
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shadowlyadv.
/ˈʃadəʊli/ In the manner of a shadow, obscurely.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adverb] > indistinctly
thicklyc1400
indistinctly1580
obscurelyc1586
veiledly1646
dimly1667
blindly1686
shadowyc1804
mistily1813
hazily1818
filmily1853
shadowly1866
blurrily1868
vaguely1871
smudgedly1889
faintly1892
the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > intercepting or cutting off of light > [adverb] > like a shadow
shadowily1845
shadowly1866
1866 R. D. Blackmore Cradock Nowell xxx He could see her shadowly.
1892 A. Conan Doyle Round Red Lamp (1894) 221 Terrible possibilities loom ever shadowly upwards.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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adj.1434
adv.1866