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Shady Common

Shady has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Adjective
1

quiet, dark, or concealed

"her shady past intrigued him"

"a shady part of town"

2

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"

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"

"the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed"

"we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove"

"cool umbrageous woodlands"

5

Abounding in shades.

"The ancient forest was so shady that we barely saw a patch of sunlight on the mossy ground."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"My neighbor, Mr. Shady, waved at me as I walked past his house yesterday."

Example Sentences
"her shady past intrigued him" adjective
"a shady part of town" adjective
"there was something fishy about the accident" adjective
"up to some funny business" adjective
"some definitely queer goings-on" adjective
"a shady deal" adjective
"her motives were suspect" adjective
"suspicious behavior" adjective
"He established a dummy company through which he laundered vast sums of cash from shady middlemen and arms dealers" adjective
"the shady side of the street" adjective
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Rhyming Words
ady cady dady rady lady kady fady clady beady heady leady ready glady coady prady toady brady frady grady belady
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