shadier; shadiest
1
: producing or affording shade
2
: sheltered from the sun's rays
3
a
: of questionable merit : uncertain, unreliable
b
Examples of shady in a Sentence
Their backyard is nice and shady.
I don't trust him. He seems like a pretty shady character.
Recent Examples on the Web
Moonlight Canyon Trail is a roughly 2-mile loop in Agua Caliente County Park that traverses through a shady flat wash, up rocky hillsides and overlooks the desert and Vallecito Mountains.
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2024
Officials made no grandiose promises, some shady AI image did.
—Erin Marquis / Jalopnik, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
Civilian hackers have for years lent their skills to such shady enterprises as narco-trafficking and organized crime.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Apr. 2024
These are great plants to add to shady areas in your yard.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Village stakeholders and business owners have collectively painted a picture of a municipality besieged by accusations of collusion and shady behavior.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2024
They can be found under shady places like logs, rocks, large shrubs, and woodpiles.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024
The bad actors ranged from shady business owners to pseudo tax preparers to internet-type criminals, according to law enforcement officials.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
People say the tech has existed in other or better forms, notably competitor Mark Zuckerberg in his shady review of the Apple device, but as a lay person?
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 25 Mar. 2024
Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2024
Officials made no grandiose promises, some shady AI image did.
—Erin Marquis / Jalopnik, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
Civilian hackers have for years lent their skills to such shady enterprises as narco-trafficking and organized crime.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Apr. 2024
These are great plants to add to shady areas in your yard.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Village stakeholders and business owners have collectively painted a picture of a municipality besieged by accusations of collusion and shady behavior.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2024
They can be found under shady places like logs, rocks, large shrubs, and woodpiles.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024
The bad actors ranged from shady business owners to pseudo tax preparers to internet-type criminals, according to law enforcement officials.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
People say the tech has existed in other or better forms, notably competitor Mark Zuckerberg in his shady review of the Apple device, but as a lay person?
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Shady.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shady. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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shady
adjective
shadier; shadiest
1
: casting a shadow : giving shade
2
: sheltered from the sun's rays
a shady grove
3
: not right or honest
a shady business deal
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