shadier; shadiest
1
: producing or affording shade
2
: sheltered from the sun's rays
3
a
: of questionable merit : uncertain, unreliable
b
Examples of shady in a Sentence
Their backyard is nice and shady.
I don't trust him. He seems like a pretty shady character.
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When temperatures start to warm in spring, begin to harden off the plant by placing it in a shady spot during the daytime.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
Ji Chang-wook, who plays a shady broker, is bloodied and battered from the beginning of the series to the end.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Rosita’s solitude is interrupted when her gangster husband, Eddie, arrives on Trouble Island with an assortment of other criminals, bodyguards, a shady doctor, Rosita’s cousin and an actor who likes hanging out with the underworld.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
The festivities then flowed onto the terrace, where a luncheon table elegantly stretched the length of the shady veranda and was adorned with bouquets of white sweet peas, mini calla lilies, and baby-blue scabiosa blossoms.
—Sasha Pinto, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
Ji Chang-wook, who plays a shady broker, is bloodied and battered from the beginning of the series to the end.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Rosita’s solitude is interrupted when her gangster husband, Eddie, arrives on Trouble Island with an assortment of other criminals, bodyguards, a shady doctor, Rosita’s cousin and an actor who likes hanging out with the underworld.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
The festivities then flowed onto the terrace, where a luncheon table elegantly stretched the length of the shady veranda and was adorned with bouquets of white sweet peas, mini calla lilies, and baby-blue scabiosa blossoms.
—Sasha Pinto, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Shady.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shady. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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shady
adjective
shadier; shadiest
1
: casting a shadow : giving shade
2
: sheltered from the sun's rays
a shady grove
3
: not right or honest
a shady business deal
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