Definitions for Shady
ˈʃeɪ diShady

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. fly-by-night, shady(adj)

   (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous

   "a shady operation"

2. louche, shady(adj)

   of questionable taste or morality

   "a louche nightclub"; "a louche painting"

3. fishy, funny, shady, suspect, suspicious(adj)

   not as expected

   "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"

4. shady, shadowed, shadowy, umbrageous(adj)

   filled with shade

   "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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. shady(Adjective)

   Abounding in shades.

2. shady(Adjective)

   Causing shade.

3. shady(Adjective)

   Overspread with shade; sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.

4. shady(Adjective)

   Not trustworthy; Unfit to be seen or known.

   He is a shady character.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Shady

   abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade

2. Shady

   sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat

3. Shady

   of or pertaining to shade or darkness; hence, unfit to be seen or known; equivocal; dubious or corrupt

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1. Shady

   Shady is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. It is part of the town of Woodstock and lies on New York State Route 212.

How to pronounce Shady?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Shady in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Shady in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Shady in a Sentence

1. John Wilson:

   Oh for a book and a shady nook...

2. William Schaffner:

   The president walks on the sunny side of the street, and this takes us over to the shady side of the street, it makes us realize that springtime is likely not going to be a total solution.

3. Pieter Wezeman:

   China has made some more substantial inroads into the Saudi arms market, in particular selling armed drones, the details are shady and we may very well have underestimated China's role as an arms exporter to Saudi Arabia. But China doesn't come anywhere near the USA, United Kingdom or even France as arms suppliers. Still, the important point here is that Saudi Arabia has explored the possibility of diversifying Saudi Arabia supplier base.

4. Katy Perry:

   I really think, like everybody has their opinions on these shows and there is a multitude of them, but I don’t want to be like super shady, but you can name 10 people -- at least -- that have come off ‘American Idol’… that have legitimate careers, that put out music, that have changed their journey, their destiny, affected people’s lives.

5. Chris Christie on Tuesday:

   How do you convince me you're not shady and you're actually here to help us? i think what we concluded -- he and I had a conversation back and forth about it -- was he said, 'Well, it's probably because you're from New Jersey,'.

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