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

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

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. Mark Twain:

   There are people who strictly deprive themselves of each and every eatable, drinkable, and smokable which has in any way acquired a shady reputation. They pay this price for health. And health is all they get for it. How strange it is. It is like paying out your whole fortune for a cow that has gone dry.

2. 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.

3. Mark Ricks:

   If I were to find out that one of the charities I was volunteering my time and money to was doing something shady, of course I would be devastated. I don't know if I could trust another organization for many years, i would go out on Saturday and ride my bike but it wouldn't be to raise money for anyone, it would just be for me.

4. Jason Pollock:

   This is a shady store. We've asked a lot of people in this community. You can buy weed at the store.

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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