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shady


 
  Overview  of  adj  shady 
 
  The  adj  shady  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  fly-by-night,  shady  --  (of  businesses  and  businessmen;  "a  fly-by-night  operation") 
  2.  louche,  shady  --  (of  questionable  taste  or  morality;  "a  louche  nightclub";  "a  louche  painting") 
  3.  fishy,  funny,  queer,  shady,  suspect,  suspicious  --  ((informal)  not  as  expected;  "there  was  something  fishy  about  the  accident";  "up  to  some  funny  business";  "some  definitely  queer  goings-on";  "a  shady  deal";  "her  motives  were  suspect";  "suspicious  behavior") 
  4.  shady,  shadowed,  shadowy,  umbrageous  --  (filled  with  shade;  "the  shady  side  of  the  street";  "the  surface  of  the  pond  is  dark  and  shadowed";  "we  sat  on  rocks  in  a  shadowy  cove";  "cool  umbrageous  woodlands") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  shady 
 
  4  senses  of  shady 
 
  Sense  1 
  fly-by-night,  shady 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  untrustworthy)  ->  trustworthy,  trusty 
 
  Sense  2 
  louche,  shady 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  disreputable)  ->  reputable 
 
  Sense  3 
  fishy,  funny,  queer,  shady,  suspect,  suspicious 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  questionable)  ->  unquestionable 
 
  Sense  4 
  shady,  shadowed,  shadowy,  umbrageous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  shaded)  ->  unshaded 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  shady 
 
  4  senses  of  shady 
 
  Sense  1 
  fly-by-night,  shady 
  =>  untrustworthy  (vs.  trustworthy),  untrusty 
 
  Sense  2 
  louche,  shady 
  =>  disreputable  (vs.  reputable) 
 
  Sense  3 
  fishy,  funny,  queer,  shady,  suspect,  suspicious 
  =>  questionable  (vs.  unquestionable) 
 
  Sense  4 
  shady,  shadowed,  shadowy,  umbrageous 
  =>  shaded  (vs.  unshaded) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  shady 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  shady 
 
  shady  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  shady 
  shady 
 
  Overview  of  adj  shady 
 
  The  adj  shady  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  fly-by-night,  shady  --  (of  businesses  and  businessmen;  "a  fly-by-night  operation") 
  2.  louche,  shady  --  (of  questionable  taste  or  morality;  "a  louche  nightclub";  "a  louche  painting") 
  3.  fishy,  funny,  queer,  shady,  suspect,  suspicious  --  ((informal)  not  as  expected;  "there  was  something  fishy  about  the  accident";  "up  to  some  funny  business";  "some  definitely  queer  goings-on";  "a  shady  deal";  "her  motives  were  suspect";  "suspicious  behavior") 
  4.  shady,  shadowed,  shadowy,  umbrageous  --  (filled  with  shade;  "the  shady  side  of  the  street";  "the  surface  of  the  pond  is  dark  and  shadowed";  "we  sat  on  rocks  in  a  shadowy  cove";  "cool  umbrageous  woodlands") 



shady definition