What is the meaning of shadowed?

verb

• Follow, usually without the person's knowledge.
  • usage: "The police are shadowing her"
  • synonyms: shadow
• Cast a shadow over.
  • synonyms: shadow, shade, shade off
• Make appear small by comparison.
  • usage: "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year"
  • synonyms: shadow, overshadow, dwarf

adjective

• Filled with shade.
  • usage: "the shady side of the street"; "the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed"; "we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove"; "cool umbrageous woodlands"
  • synonyms: shady, shadowy, umbrageous