shaded
/ˈʃeɪdɪd/
verb
- Past tense and past participle of shade: to block or protect from light.
- The umbrella shaded us from the hot sun.
- She shaded her eyes with her hand to see better.
- The tall buildings shaded the street all afternoon.
- Past tense and past participle of shade: to darken or add tone to a drawing or area.
- She shaded the background with a soft gray pencil.
- The artist carefully shaded the sky from light blue to dark blue.
- He shaded the edges of the circle to make it look round.
adjective
- Protected from direct sunlight; in the shade.
- The shaded path through the forest was much cooler.
- She chose a shaded spot under the tree to read her book.
- We ate lunch at a shaded table on the patio.
- Having varying degrees of darkness or color; not flat or uniform in tone.
- The map uses shaded areas to show different elevations.
- Her dress had a beautiful shaded pattern that faded from blue to green.
- The artist used a shaded pencil drawing to give the face depth.
- Suggesting something indirectly; hinted at or implied in a negative way.
- She made a shaded remark about his honesty without saying it directly.
- His comment was a shaded criticism of the manager's decision.
- The article gave a shaded view of the politician's past.