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Shady (Adjective)

Meaning 1

Quiet, dark, or concealed; "her shady past intrigued him"; "a shady part of town".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Meaning 2

Of questionable honesty or legality; "He established a dummy company through which he laundered vast sums of cash from shady middlemen and arms dealers".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Meaning 3

Filled with shade; "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".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

  • Shadowed
  • Shadowy
  • Umbrageous

Related Words

  • Shadiness (noun)
  • Shade (noun)

Meaning 4

Not as expected; "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".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Usages

  • Colloquialism

Synonyms

  • Fishy
  • Suspect
  • Funny
  • Suspicious

Related Words

  • Shadiness (noun)
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