SHADY as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • filled with shade
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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
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  2. Meaning
    • not as expected
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • there was something fishy about the accident
    • up to some funny business
    • some definitely queer goings-on
    • a shady deal
    • her motives were suspect
    • suspicious behavior
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  3. Meaning
    • of questionable taste or morality
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a louche nightclub
    • a louche painting
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  4. Meaning
    • of businesses and businessmen
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a fly-by-night operation
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