shadowy
shad|owy /ʃ'ædoʊi/
1 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
A shadowy place is dark or full of shadows.
I watched him from a shadowy corner.
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
A shadowy figure or shape is someone or something that you can hardly see because they are in a dark place.
...a tall, shadowy figure silhouetted against the pale wall.
3 [ADJ]
You describe activities and people as shadowy when very little is known about them.
...the shadowy world of spies.
= mysterious
1 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
A shadowy place is dark or full of shadows.
I watched him from a shadowy corner.
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
A shadowy figure or shape is someone or something that you can hardly see because they are in a dark place.
...a tall, shadowy figure silhouetted against the pale wall.
3 [ADJ]
You describe activities and people as shadowy when very little is known about them.
...the shadowy world of spies.
= mysterious