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.
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Trim low limbs on evergreen trees and shrubs to allow more sunlight in shady areas.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
Riders will queue up in an expansive (and thankfully shady) warehouse structure that resembles garages seen in the films.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
This, on top of the shady Mass Pike service plaza deal, the Mercedes cab contract, and the failure to audit the legislature.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
The tree was probably planted around 1918 by Donald and Gertrude Ingersoll, who originally bought a parcel of land on this site, built a ranch house, and began replacing native foliage with tall, shady Australian eucalyptus trees.
—Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
Riders will queue up in an expansive (and thankfully shady) warehouse structure that resembles garages seen in the films.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
This, on top of the shady Mass Pike service plaza deal, the Mercedes cab contract, and the failure to audit the legislature.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
The tree was probably planted around 1918 by Donald and Gertrude Ingersoll, who originally bought a parcel of land on this site, built a ranch house, and began replacing native foliage with tall, shady Australian eucalyptus trees.
—Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Shady.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shady. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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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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