What does shady mean?
Definitions for shady
ˈʃeɪ dishady
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word shady.
Princeton's WordNet
fly-by-night, shadyadjective
(of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous
"a shady operation"
louche, shadyadjective
of questionable taste or morality
"a louche nightclub"; "a louche painting"
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"
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"
Wiktionary
shadyadjective
Abounding in shades.
shadyadjective
Causing shade.
shadyadjective
Overspread with shade; sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.
shadyadjective
Not trustworthy; Unfit to be seen or known.
He is a shady character.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Shadyadjective
Etymology: from shade.
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.Cast it also that you may have rooms shady for summer, and warm for winter. Francis Bacon.
Webster Dictionary
Shady
abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade
Shady
sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat
Shady
of or pertaining to shade or darkness; hence, unfit to be seen or known; equivocal; dubious or corrupt
Freebase
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
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
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of shady in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of shady in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of shady in a Sentence
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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- σκοτεινός, σκιώδης, ανέντιμος, σκιερόςGreek
- sombreado, umbroso, umbríoSpanish
- kyseenalainen, valonarka, varjostava, varjoinen, hämäräperäinen, varjoisaFinnish
- loucheFrench
- bieco, ombroso, losco, torvo, ambiguo, ombreggiatoItalian
- سێبهردارKurdish
- taumarumaruMāori
- umbrosRomanian
- подозрительный, тенистый, тёмный, сомнительныйRussian
- sjenovitSerbo-Croatian
- நிழலானTamil
- 陰Chinese
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