shady
adjective
abounding in shade.
shadiness
-
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 saga has spawned intense media coverage about how a well-heeled legal scion entered a world of mysterious deaths and financial shadiness.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2023
All of this shadiness brought up an important question for Oliver: is there any hope here?
From The Guardian ● Apr. 1, 2019
Shapiro’s short answer is no, but he concludes that there’s still some shadiness going down.
From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2018
It was an illuminated miniature, framed in by the dark margin of the window, the keen-edged shadiness of which emphasized by contrast the softness of the objects enclosed.
From Desperate Remedies by Thomas Hardy
