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- DictionaryShad·y/ˈSHādē/
adjective
- 1. situated in or full of shade: "shady woods" Similar shadedshadowydarkdimsunlessshelteredscreenedcoveredprotectedshroudedleafyarboredcoolliterary:boskybowerytenebrousrare:umbrageousumbriferousCimmerianOpposite brightsunny
- ▪ giving shade from sunlight: "they sprawled under a shady carob tree"
- ▪ of doubtful honesty or legality: "he was involved in his grandmother's shady deals" Similar suspicioussuspectquestionabledubiousdoubtfulof dubious characterdisreputableuntrustworthydishonestdishonorabledeviousslipperytrickyunderhandunscrupulousirregularpotentially illegalunethicalsnideinformal:shiftyfishymurkydodgyshonkyOpposite reputablehonest
Derivatives
- 1. shadily adverb
- 2. shadiness noun
Scrabble Points: 12
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