shadowish

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adjective

Shadowy; vague.

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Meanings

adjectiveshadowish (comparative more shadowish, superlative most shadowish)

comparative more shadowish · superlative most shadowish

  1. obsoleteShadowy; vague.

    ours being that truth whereof theirs was but a shadowish prefigurative resemblance

    [1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page)

Origin

From shadow + -ish.

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APA

shadowish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadowish

MLA

“shadowish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadowish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shadowish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadowish.

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