Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
SHADIER
SHADY
shady, shadowed, shadowy, umbrageous
(adjective) 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
(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”
fishy, funny, shady, suspect, suspicious
(adjective) 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”
shady
(adjective) quiet, dark, or concealed; “her shady past intrigued him”; “a shady part of town”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
shadier
comparative form of shady
Anagrams
• Haiders, Haredis, air shed, airshed, dashier, dearish, dehairs, hardies
Source: Wiktionary
SHADY
Shad"y, a. [Compar. Shadier; superl. Shadiest.]
1. Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade. The shady trees cover him with their shadow. Job. xl. 22. And Amaryllis fills the shady groves. Dryden.
2. Sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat. Cast it also that you may have rooms shady for summer and warm for winter. Bacon.
3. Of or pertaining to shade or darkness; hence, unfit to be seen or known; equivocal; dubious or corrupt. [Colloq.] "A shady business." London Sat. Rev. Shady characters, disreputable, criminal. London Spectator. On the shady side of, on the thither side of; as, on the shady side of fifty; that is, more than fifty. [Colloq.] -- To keep shady, to stay in concealment; also, to be reticent. [Slang]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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