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shady
/ ˈʃɪɪ /
adjective
- full of shade; shaded
- affording or casting a shade
- dim, quiet, or concealed
- informal.dubious or questionable as to honesty or legality
Derived Forms
- ˈ徱, adverb
- ˈ徱Ա, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- i· adverb
- i·Ա noun
- un·i· adverb
- un·i·Ա noun
- ܲ·y adjective
Idioms and Phrases
- on the shady side of, Informal. beyond (the specified age); more than:
on the shady side of 40.
Example Sentences
It's impossible to get through the day without seeing influencers hyping shady schemes or ineffective supplements.
“Sometimes, it’s two different factions, both as shady as the other,” he said.
Cristina, an influencer from the city of Iasi, says that when she took the job she felt "there was nothing shady about it".
It's unsurprising that a Jan. 6 defendant would be drawn to the racialized drama, especially someone with a history as shady as Lang's.
"So many boxers and fighters get caught up in the treachery of the people that are in the industry," he says, describing the sport as "shady".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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