shadowily
With dark obscurity
In a shadowy manner—dimly, vaguely, or with an air of mystery.
The adverb is rare, appearing mostly in literary contexts: The figure moved shadowily through the fog.
It can suggest something indistinct or furtive: He shadowily recalled the events of that night.
With weak illumination
- darklyIn sinister manner
- murkilyIn an unclear manner
- hazilyIn unclear fashion
- indistinctlyIn an unclear manner
vaguely · nebulously · faintly · unclearly · blurrily · foggily · cloudily · opaquely
In a covert manner
- sneakilyIn furtive manner
- surreptitiouslyIn a hidden manner
- covertlyDone without detection
- slylyIn a crafty manner
craftily · elusively · shiftily · deviously · secretively · clandestinely · underhandedly · subtly
In puzzling manner
- crypticallyIn hidden meaning
- inscrutablyBeyond comprehension or reading
- mysticallyIn transcendent, spiritual manner
- eerilyIn an unsettling manner
arcane · ambiguously · puzzlingly · perplexingly · unknowably · unfathomably · sphinxlike · hauntingly
In a threatening way
- threateninglyIn a menacing way
- sinisterlyIn an evil manner
- forebodinglyIn an ill-omened way
- grimlyIn a bleak manner
gloomily · portentously · darkly · balefully · malevolently · ominously · dreadfully · fearfully
dimly
With weak illumination
indistinctly · vaguely · nebulously · faintly · unclearly · blurrily · foggily · cloudily · opaquely · indefinitely
stealthily
In a covert manner
- sneakilyIn furtive manner
- surreptitiouslyIn a hidden manner
- covertlyDone without detection
slyly · craftily · elusively · shiftily · deviously · secretively · clandestinely · underhandedly · subtly · discreetly
enigmatically
In puzzling manner
- crypticallyIn hidden meaning
- inscrutablyBeyond comprehension or reading
- mysticallyIn transcendent, spiritual manner
eerily · arcane · ambiguously · puzzlingly · perplexingly · unknowably · unfathomably · sphinxlike · hauntingly · ghostly
menacingly
In a threatening way
- threateninglyIn a menacing way
- sinisterlyIn an evil manner
- forebodinglyIn an ill-omened way
grimly · gloomily · portentously · darkly · balefully · malevolently · ominously · dreadfully · fearfully · eerily
shadowilybrightly
With much light
brilliantly · radiantly · luminously · glaringly · sunnily
shadowilyclearly
Without ambiguity
distinctly · sharply · plainly · crisply · explicitly
- job shadowingObserving employees during workday
- work shadowingObserving someone's occupation firsthand