Definitions for shady
ˈʃeɪ dishady

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

1. fly-by-night, shadyadjective

   (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous

   "a shady operation"

2. louche, shadyadjective

   of questionable taste or morality

   "a louche nightclub"; "a louche painting"

3. fishy, funny, shady, suspect, suspiciousadjective

   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, umbrageousadjective

   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"

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1. shadyadjective

   Abounding in shades.

2. shadyadjective

   Causing shade.

3. shadyadjective

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

4. shadyadjective

   Not trustworthy; Unfit to be seen or known.

   He is a shady character.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Shadyadjective

   Etymology: from shade.

   1. Full of shade; mildly gloomy.

   The wakeful bird
   Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid
   Tunes her nocturnal note. John Milton, Parad. Lost.

   Stretch’d at ease you sing your happy loves,
   And Amarillis fills the shady groves. Dry.

   2. Secure from the glare of light; or sultriness of heat.

   Cast it also that you may have rooms shady for summer, and warm for winter. Francis Bacon.

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

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

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

1. shady

   1- Associated with Shady Records or Eminem "Yeah... Shady... Aftermath... G-Unit! Unit!"-- 50 Cent, Just A Lil' Bit 2- A term used to describe someone who acts suspicious or is involved in illegal activities 3-somone who acts fu**ed up toward you is shady

Anagrams for shady »

1. dashy

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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. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:

   And we allow the discourse to make it sound as though it’s, like, these shady figures in the bush jumping out from a corner. These are young men. These are boys. We’re also not discussing the mental-health crisis that we are experiencing as a country as a result of the pandemic.

2. James Comer:

   The Biden Administration changed the rules to severely restrict Congress’ access to suspicious activity reports in the dark of night and with no explanation, we now know Hunter Biden and other Biden family members have racked up at least 150 suspicious activity reports for their shady foreign business deals.

3. Erin Schaff/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo:

   From the get-go, the push to get Justice Breyer to retire has been spearheaded by a shady network of … dark money groups that are working to subvert — not just to change or add to our judiciary — but to change our entire system of government and frankly, our entire way of life.

4. Christina Georgina Rossetti:

   When I am dead, my dearest, Sing no sad songs for me Plant thou no roses at my head, Nor shady cypress tree. Be the green grass above me With showers and dewdrops wet And if thou wilt, remember And if thou wilt, forget.

5. Theresa May:

   It feels like some major values that we all share in Europe have been undermined for whatever shady reasons, so to just, you know, blindly keep going in the direction of a cliff like lemmings, I don't get it. All I know is I'm not going to be a winner out of this situation.

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