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How to pronounce shady in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms fishy, funny, suspect, suspicious
Derivation shadiness


a shady deal.
Type Words
Synonyms shadowed, shadowy, umbrageous
Derivation shade, shadiness


the shady side of the street.
Type Words


He established a dummy company through which he laundered vast sums of cash from shady middlemen and arms dealers.
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her shady past intrigued him.
a shady part of town.

Examples of shady

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We've seen our fair share of lawyer screw-ups lately, but this fairly shady, no?
From the techcrunch.com
If the garden lacks a big enough shady area, tent rentals are a good investment.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The Italian Patrizio Restaurant offers a shady patio with many dishes under $10.
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Shady Side Academy's Frank Martellotti has been scratched due to a broken thumb.
From the post-gazette.com
If you can't plant right away, place tree in a shady spot out of the direct sun.
From the timesunion.com
Like many good hole-in-the-walls, this place seems a bit shady from the outside.
From the newsday.com
Move the plant now to a shady spot without competition from vigorous tree roots.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Whenever interest in a product or service rises, shady operators tend to emerge.
From the usatoday.com
Minty, cool and shady, with camphor and bayberry, and a wonderful floral accent.
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More examples
  • Fly-by-night: (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous; "a shady operation"
  • Louche: of questionable taste or morality; "a louche nightclub"; "a louche painting"
  • Fishy: not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"
  • Filled with shade; "the shady side of the street"; "the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed"; "we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove"; "cool umbrageous woodlands"
  • (shadiness) shade: relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body; "it is much cooler in the shade"; "there's too much shadiness to take good photographs"
  • (shadiness) of questionable honesty or legality; "they acted with such obvious shadiness that they were instantly recognizable"; "the shadiness of their transactions"
  • Abounding in shades; Causing shade; Overspread with shade; sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat; Not trustworthy; Unfit to be seen or known
  • Nickname for anyone whose last name is "Lane".
  • Describes someone who is unsuccessfully trying to hide something that they are doing or have done