- Full of shade; shaded.
- Casting shade: a shady grove.
- Quiet, dark, or concealed; hidden.
- Of dubious character or honesty; questionable. See synonyms at dark.
shadiness shad'i·ness n.
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shad·y (shā'dē) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: shady |
adjective
| Antonyms: shady |
Definition: dark, covered
Antonyms: bright, light, open, sunny
adj
Definition: disreputable, suspicious
Antonyms: aboveboard, honest, honorable, reputable, respectable
| WordNet: shady |
The adjective has 4 meanings:
Meaning #1:
of businesses and businessmen
Synonym: fly-by-night
Meaning #2:
of questionable taste or morality
Synonym: louche
Meaning #3:
(informal) not as expected
Synonyms: fishy, funny, queer, suspect, suspicious
Meaning #4:
filled with shade
Synonyms: shadowed, shadowy, umbrageous
| Translations: Shady |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - skyggefuld, lyssky, fordægtig, tvivlsom
Nederlands (Dutch)
louche, beschaduwd
Français (French)
adj. - ombragé, louche, véreux
Deutsch (German)
adj. - zwielichtig, schattig, schattenspendend
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σκιερός, ανέντιμος, σκοτεινός
Italiano (Italian)
equivoco, oscuro, ombroso
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desonesto, equívoco
Русский (Russian)
тенистый, ненадежный, подозрительный, плохой
Español (Spanish)
adj. - sospechoso, umbroso, sombreado
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - skuggig, skuggande, skuggrik, skum, skumrask-, tvivelaktig, tvetydig, suspekt
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
成荫的, 阴暗的, 多荫的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 成蔭的, 陰暗的, 多蔭的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 그늘진, 수상한, 희미한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 陰の多い, 陰の中にある, 秘密の, 明るみに出せない, 胡散臭い
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مشبوه, مظلل, مبهم
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - פורש צל, מצל, מוצל, צללי, מעורפל, מפוקפק, לא-הגון
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