Glowing
Glowing adjective - Giving off or reflecting much light.
Usage example: enjoyed the warmth of the glowing fire
Shadowy
Shadowy adjective - Not seen or understood clearly.
Both words in one sentence
- Complaints about the shadowy World Government are often tempered with glowing praise for the town's own Secret Police and totalitarian City Council.
- The shadowy, demonic King of Goblins note no, not that Goblin King at the end of the book is described only as "too horrible to describe", and illustrated as a tall shadow with glowing red eye and Medusa-like hair.
Source: Nightmare Fuel / Literature
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