ˈshādē, -di adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: shade (I) + -y
1. : producing or affording shade
a shady hat of natural straw — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin
naked trees whose shady leaves are lost — Edmund Spenser
2. : sheltered from the glare or heat of the sun's rays : protected by shade : shaded from a source of heat or light : abounding in shade
shady lawns and gardens — American Guide Series: North Carolina
shady places
3. : dark
the shady night — A.E.Housman
her shady hair — Thomas Hardy
4. : quiet so as to escape notice or detection — usually used in the phrase keep shady
keep shady till we want you — Edward Eggleston
5.
a. : equivocal in terms of merit or morality : of questionable merit : uncertain , unreliable
what looks very well one way may look very shady the other — R.S.Surtees
b. : better kept in darkness : unable to bear investigation : having a disreputable nature or character
politician of large influence but shady reputation — B.J.Hendrick
the victim of various shady speculations — Elinor Wylie
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