shady, adj.
(shadier, shadiest)
(shadier, shadiest)
filled with shade
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
shadowed shadowy shady umbrageous
sample sentences
"the shady side of the street""the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed"
"we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove"
"cool umbrageous woodlands"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
not as expected
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
fishy funny shady suspect suspicious
sample sentences
"there was something fishy about the accident""up to some funny business"
"some definitely queer goings-on"
"a shady deal"
"her motives were suspect"
"suspicious behavior"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
of questionable honesty or legality
<adj.all>
shady
sample sentences
"He established a dummy company through which he laundered vast sums of cash from shady middlemen and arms dealers"
quiet, dark, or concealed
<adj.all>
shady
sample sentences
"her shady past intrigued him""a shady part of town"
semantic pointers
similar to