Shady - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈʃeɪdɪ|  American pronunciation of the word shady
Brit.  |ˈʃeɪdɪ|  British pronunciation of the word shady

adjective

- quiet, dark, or concealed
her shady past intrigued him
a shady part of town
- not as expected (syn: fishy, funny, suspect, suspicious)
a shady deal
- of questionable honesty or legality
He established a dummy company through which he laundered vast sums of cash from shady middlemen and arms dealers
- filled with shade (syn: shadowy, umbrageous)
the shady side of the street

Extra examples

Their backyard is nice and shady.

I don't trust him. He seems like a pretty shady character.

He was involved in shady deals in the past.

He established a dummy company through which he laundered vast sums of cash from shady middlemen and arms dealers

There were reports of shady dealings between the two sides.

...a shady salesman who usually relies on a combination of quick thinking and guile...

We found a shady nook under an old oak tree.

He would not be the first politician to connive at a shady business deal.

The woman who ran the bar had a very shady past (=events in her past which might be considered bad).

...she was sucked in by a scam that was run by a shady outfit selling time-shares...

Word forms

adjective
comparative: shadier
superlative: shadiest
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