shady

[ shey-dee ]
/ ˈʃeɪ di /
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adjective, shad·i·er, shad·i·est.

abounding in shade; shaded: shady paths.
giving shade: a shady tree.
shadowy; indistinct; spectral.
of dubious character; rather disreputable: shady dealings.

Idioms for shady

    on the shady side of, Informal. beyond (the specified age); more than: on the shady side of 40.

Origin of shady

First recorded in 1570–80; shade + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM shady

Words nearby shady

shadowland, shadowy, shadrach, shaduf, shadwell, shady, shaef, shaffer, shafiʿi, shaft, shaft alley

Words related to shadiness

falsehood, duplicity, falsity, artifice, deceit, stealing, racket, fraud, dishonesty, graft, double-dealing, infidelity, cheating, trickery, trickiness, bunk, cunning, corruption, infamy, chicanery

Example sentences from the Web for shadiness

  • There was a difference of opinion among a lot of the men at lunch as to the shadiness or not of some transaction.

    A Secret of the Lebombo |Bertram Mitford

  • I feel gratefully the coolness and shadiness and quiet of the room.

    The Moonstone |Wilkie Collins

  • When I took them to my room to wash their hands they sighed with pleasure at its shadiness and quiet.

    In the Mountains |Elizabeth von Arnim

British Dictionary definitions for shadiness

shady
/ (ˈʃeɪdɪ) /

adjective shadier or shadiest

full of shade; shaded
affording or casting a shade
dim, quiet, or concealed
informal dubious or questionable as to honesty or legality

Derived forms of shady

shadily, adverb shadiness, noun