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- DictionaryShad·y/ˈSHādē/
adjective
- 1. situated in or full of shade: "shady woods"
The meaning of SHADY is producing or affording shade. How to use shady in a sentence.
SHADY definition: 1. sheltered from direct light from the sun: 2. dishonest or illegal: 3. sheltered from direct…. Learn more.
SHADY meaning: 1. sheltered from direct light from the sun: 2. dishonest or illegal: 3. sheltered from direct…. Learn more.
Shady definition: abounding in shade; shaded. See examples of SHADY used in a sentence.
Any place that's protected from the glare and heat of the sun is shady, as in a " shady nook." But as its darkened nature implies, shady has the equally popular meaning of "suspicious, dangerous, or deceitful." A " shady character" is up to no good.
You can describe a place as shady when you like the fact that it is sheltered from bright sunlight, for example by trees or buildings. After flowering, place the pot in a shady spot in the garden. The rooms are admirably cool and shady after the hot brown monotony of the countryside.
1. Full of shade; shaded: found a cool, shady spot under some trees. See Synonyms at dark. 2. Casting shade: a large, shady elm. 3. Of dubious character, morality, or legality; questionable: "men who could indulge in any shady deal in downtown offices and still pose as beneficent angels ... on the golf course" (Louis Auchincloss). shad′i·ly adv.
Definition of shady adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SHADY definition: 1. A shady place is protected from the sun and so it is fairly dark and cool: 2. dishonest and…. Learn more.
shady meaning, definition, what is shady: protected from the sun or producing shad...: Learn more.