2. Adjective. superseded by, covered up by, overtaken or eclipsed ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overshadowed
1. overshadow [v] - See also: overshadow
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overshadowed
Literary usage of Overshadowed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Origin and Growth of the English Constitution: An Historical Treatise by Hannis Taylor (1898)
"... importance that when the king was not personally present the judicial aspect
of the curia seems to have been overshadowed by its fiscal character. ..."
2. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"... Then their fury was overshadowed. A nauseous curiosity made them rummage all
the dressing-rooms, all the recesses. Returned convicts thrust their arms ..."
3. A Textbook in the History of Modern Elementary Education: With Emphasis on by Samuel Chester Parker (1912)
"Classical schools to train leaders overshadowed elementary schools. ... Yet, in
actual practice, this necessity was overshadowed by the need of training ..."
4. A Textbook in the History of Modern Elementary Education: With Emphasis on by Samuel Chester Parker (1912)
"Classical schools to train leaders overshadowed elementary schools. ... Yet, in
actual practice, this necessity was overshadowed by the need of ..."
5. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. by James Boswell (1826)
"After tea he carried me to what he called his walk, which was a long narrow paved
court in the neighbourhood, overshadowed by some trees. ..."
6. Southern History of the War: The First Year of the War by Edward Alfred Pollard (1864)
"The Military Prospects of the South overshadowed. —THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
TRANS-MISSISSIPPI.—Romance of the War in Missouri. ..."
7. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"It is regarded as the one great epic in English, and its fame has somewhat
overshadowed that of Milton's earlier work—" ..."
8. The Connoisseur by George Colman, B. Thornton (1905)
"It depicts two farm horses watering at a pond, overshadowed by trees, with a
village on the hill slope behind, and a stormy sky overhead—a picture ..."
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