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shady
adjective
filled with shade
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ˈʃeɪdi
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adjective
filled with shade
“the shady side of the street”
adjective
of questionable honesty or legality
“He established a dummy company through which he laundered vast sums of cash from shady middlemen and arms dealers”
adjective
not as expected
“there was something fishy about the accident”
adjective
quiet, dark, or concealed
“her shady past intrigued him”
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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
He established a dummy company through which he laundered vast sums of cash from shady middlemen and arms dealers
there was something fishy about the accident
up to some funny business
some definitely queer goings-on
a shady deal
her motives were suspect
her shady past intrigued him
a shady part of town
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