adjective
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full of shade; shaded
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affording or casting a shade
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dim, quiet, or concealed
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informal dubious or questionable as to honesty or legality
Other Word Forms
- shadily adverb
- shadiness noun
- unshadily adverb
- unshadiness noun
- unshady adjective
Etymology
Origin of shady
Example Sentences
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Some shady providers make money by logging and selling your browsing data, which kind of defeats the whole purpose of using a VPN.
From Salon
Low-value cars like mine often end up in "chop shops", shady workshops where they're broken up for second-hand components that sell for a fraction of the hefty prices charged for manufacturers' originals.
From BBC
However, Epstein appeared reluctant to engage with the multi-millionaire Conservative Party donor, after he was warned that the UK press were calling Rowland a "shady financier".
From BBC
He chose a shady spot under a vast tree with branches overhanging the water, but with the murmur of the river and the clucks, chirps, and chirrups all around, he soon drifted off to sleep.
From Literature
The square was shady, surrounded by trees and small, brightly painted cafés, but Nighthand would not pause to allow Gelifen to eat the scraps left on the tables.
From Literature
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