shady

shady

adj \ˈshā-dē\

shad·i·ershad·i·est

Definition of SHADY

1

: producing or affording shade

2

: sheltered from the sun's rays

3

a : of questionable merit : uncertain, unreliable b : disreputable

— shad·i·ly \ˈshā-d^əl-ē\ adverb

— shad·i·ness \ˈshā-dē-nəs\ noun

Examples of SHADY

1. Their backyard is nice and shady.
2. I don't trust him. He seems like a pretty shady character.

First Known Use of SHADY

1579

Related to SHADY

Synonyms: shaded, shadowed, shadowy, umbrageous

Antonyms: exposed, shadeless, sunny

Related Words: canopied, covered, sheltered; cloudy; dark, darkened, darkish, darkling, darksome, dim, dimmed, dusky, gloomy, inky, moonless, murky, obscure, obscured, penumbral, pitch-black, pitch-dark, somber (or sombre), sunless

Near Antonyms: bedazzling, bright, brightened, brilliant, dazzling, effulgent, illuminated, illumined, incandescent, light, lit (or lighted), lucent, lucid, luminary, luminous; beaming, lambent, radiant, shining; lustrous

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Rhymes with SHADY

Brady, cedi, glady, lady