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shady

/ʃˈeɪdi/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

  1. quiet, dark, or concealed
    “her shady past intrigued him”
  2. not as expected
    “there was something fishy about the accident”
  3. of questionable honesty or legality
    “He established a dummy company through which he laundered vast sums of cash from shady middlemen and arms dealers”
  4. filled with shade
    “the shady side of the street”

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