Etymology

shadowy

shad·owy
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Today it means: In shadow; darkened by shadows. Full definition →

Middle English schadwy
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromschadwy
  2. English todayshadowy

From Middle English schadwy, schadowy, equivalent to shadow + -y.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.