Shady

/ˈʃeɪdi/ · adjective

Meaning

Abounding in shades..

Definitions by Sense

1. Abounding in shades.
2. Causing shade.
3. Overspread with shade; sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.
4. (informal) Not trustworthy; disreputable.
5. (UK, slang) Mean, cruel.

Example Sentences

The shady trees cover him with their shadow.

you may have rooms both for summer and winter; shady for summer, and warm for winter

I know the shadiest breeziest spots, hidden tables surrounded by trees that have lived longer than the neighborhoods around them.

He is a shady character.

No sunshine in my life, the way I deal is shady

Jon & Kate Plus 8 is a show based on two facts: 1) Jon and Kate Gosselin have eight children, and 2) the word ‘Kate’ rhymes with the word ‘eight’. One suspects that if Kate were ever to have another child, a shady network executive would urge her to put it in a binbag with a brick and drop it down a well. But this is just a horrifying tangent.

People on the internet seemingly can’t get enough of the whole thing. The Guardian named it “pop’s shadiest power move.”

However, when Buster's character was still being developed, he was indeed a much shadier and less lovable character.

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• shadier
• shadiest

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