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Shady

//ˈʃeɪdi// adj, name, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Abounding in shades.
  2. 2
    Causing shade.

    "The shady trees cover him with their shadow."

  3. 3
    Overspread with shade; sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.

    "you may have rooms both for summer and winter; shady for summer, and warm for winter"

  4. 4
    Not trustworthy; disreputable. informal

    "He is a shady character."

  5. 5
    Mean, cruel. UK, slang

    "They were being proper shady to him. Even if you don't like someone, locking them out, stealing their clothes and ganging up on them to take the piss is just childish."

Adjective
  1. 1
    filled with shade wordnet
  2. 2
    of questionable honesty or legality wordnet
  3. 3
    not as expected wordnet
  4. 4
    quiet, dark, or concealed wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Etymology

From shade + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian skaadich, skaddich (“shady”), German schattig (“shady”).

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