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shadiness

  • a word derived from shady.

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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

And Mozgala portrays John as someone who is slippery, coy and clever, with a shadiness beneath.

From New York Times Oct. 3, 2022

Haugen suddenly seems to carry all the authority of her erstwhile employer without any of the shadiness the down-and-out juggernaut just can’t shake.

From Washington Post Oct. 27, 2021

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

Our windows opened into the green shadiness, the soft brownness, the bird-inhabited quiet flower-starred woods.

From The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) by Gilman, Charlotte Perkins