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   shady

   /ˈʃeɪdi/

   adjective

   • 1. situated in or full of shade: "shady woods" Similar shadedshadowydarkdimsunlessshelteredscreenedcoveredprotectedshroudedleafyarbouredcoolliterary:boskybowerytenebrousrare:umbrageousumbriferousCimmerianOpposite brightsunny
   • ▪ giving shade from sunlight: "they sprawled under a shady carob tree"
   • 2. of doubtful honesty or legality: informal "he was involved in his grandmother's shady deals" Similar suspicioussuspectquestionabledubiousdoubtfulof dubious characterdisreputableuntrustworthydishonestdishonourabledeviousslipperytrickyunderhandunscrupulousirregularpotentially illegalunethicalsnideinformal:shiftyfishymurkydodgyshonkyOpposite reputablehonest

   Derivatives

   • 1. shadily adverb
   • 2. shadiness noun

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