What does Shady Mean?

Definitions

Definition as Adjective
  • quiet, dark, or concealed
  • of questionable honesty or legality
  • not as expected
  • filled with shade

Examples

  • "her shady past intrigued him"; "a shady part of town"
  • "He established a dummy company through which he laundered vast sums of cash from shady middlemen and arms dealers"
  • "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"
  • "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"

Part of Speech

Adjective