adj. Overspread with shade; sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.
adj. Not trustworthy; Unfit to be seen or known.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade.
adj. Sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.
adj. Of or pertaining to shade or darkness
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Abounding with or affording shade.
Sheltered from glare or sultry heat; shaded: as, a shady place.
Such as cannot bear the light; of doubtful honesty or morality: as, a shady transaction.
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adj. (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous
adj. filled with shade
adj. not as expected
adj. of questionable taste or morality
Word Usage
"Over the years, Bud Billings had some -- well, I mean, I ` ll use the term shady, maybe operating on the fringe of legality, with the used car business, pawnshops, running strip joints, that sort of thing."