shady
adjective
abounding in shade.
shadiness
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a word derived from
shady.
Example Sentences
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But his desire to be part of something honest and good overwhelms the shadiness in his personality owing to Lee's uncomplicated performance.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2024
The trial has spawned intense media coverage — including true-crime TV series and podcasts — about how a well-heeled legal scion entered a world of mysterious deaths and financial shadiness.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2023
And Mozgala portrays John as someone who is slippery, coy and clever, with a shadiness beneath.
From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2022
After talking to Rick Ross, executive director of Cult Education Institute, I chose not to try to warn my Facebook geller friend about NUL’s alleged shadiness.
From The Guardian ● May 1, 2019
In the pleasant shadiness of Dr. Archibald's office, rising from a delightful mahogany arm-chair, Susanna presently asked if Mrs. Thayer could be told that Mrs. Fairfax was there.
From Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby by Kathleen Thompson Norris
