adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Full of shade; shaded.
2. Casting shade: a shady grove.
3. Quiet, dark, or concealed; hidden.
4. Of dubious character or honesty; questionable. See synonyms at dark.

shadily shad'i·ly adv.
shadiness shad'i·ness n.

adjective

1. Full of shade: shaded, shadowy. See light/darkness.
2. Casting shade: umbrageous. See light/darkness.
3. Of dubious character: doubtful, equivocal, questionable, suspect, suspicious, uncertain. Informal fishy. See honest/dishonest.

adj

Definition: dark, covered
Antonyms: bright, light, open, sunny

adj

Definition: disreputable, suspicious
Antonyms: aboveboard, honest, honorable, reputable, respectable

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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

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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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