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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USA Today, 16 May 2025
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USA Today, 16 May 2025
With its rolling hills, shady live oaks, and thriving equestrian scene, Ocala already has bucolic appeal.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 14 May 2025
Join a group hike along a shady, 1.5-mile trail in Doris Leeper Spruce Creek Preserve.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
The fear this instills in I-Jing — already ignored by her busy mother, nor attended to by her mercurial older sister, I-Ann, who holds a grudge against her mother and rebels by working at a shady betel nut stand — sets off a secrets-unearthing chain of events.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 14 May 2025
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“Shady.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shady. Accessed 29 May. 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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