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- Dictionaryshady/ˈʃeɪdi/
adjective
- 1. situated in or full of shade: "shady woods" Similar Opposite
- 2. of doubtful honesty or legality: informal "he was involved in his grandmother's shady deals" Similar Opposite
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SHADY definition: 1. sheltered from direct light from the sun: 2. dishonest or illegal: 3. sheltered from direct…. Learn more.
The meaning of SHADY is producing or affording shade. How to use shady in a sentence.
Contents. SHADY meaning: 1. sheltered from direct light from the sun: 2. dishonest or illegal: 3. sheltered from direct…. Learn more.
Any place that's protected from the glare and heat of the sun is shady, as in a "shady nook." But as its darkened nature implies, shady has the equally popular meaning of "suspicious, dangerous, or deceitful." A "shady character" is up to no good.
Shady definition: abounding in shade; shaded. See examples of SHADY used in a sentence.
You can describe activities as shady when you think that they might be dishonest or illegal. You can also use shady to describe people who are involved in such activities.
1. Full of shade; shaded: found a cool, shady spot under some trees. See Synonyms at dark. 2. Casting shade: a large, shady elm. 3. Of dubious character, morality, or legality; questionable: "men who could indulge in any shady deal in downtown offices and still pose as beneficent angels ... on the golf course" (Louis Auchincloss). shad′i·ly adv.
(slang) Not trustworthy; Unfit to be seen or known. He is a shady character. Wiktionary. Synonyms: fly-by-night. louche. funny. suspect. suspicious. fishy. shadowed.
Definition of shady adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SHADY meaning: 1. A shady place is protected from the sun and so it is fairly dark and cool: 2. dishonest and…. Learn more.
