shady, shadowed, shadowy, umbrageous
(adjective) filled with shade; âthe shady side of the streetâ; âthe surface of the pond is dark and shadowedâ; âwe sat on rocks in a shadowy coveâ; âcool umbrageous woodlandsâ
shady
(adjective) of questionable honesty or legality; âHe established a dummy company through which he laundered vast sums of cash from shady middlemen and arms dealersâ
fishy, funny, shady, suspect, suspicious
(adjective) not as expected; âthere was something fishy about the accidentâ; âup to some funny businessâ; âsome definitely queer goings-onâ; âa shady dealâ; âher motives were suspectâ; âsuspicious behaviorâ
shady
(adjective) quiet, dark, or concealed; âher shady past intrigued himâ; âa shady part of townâ
Source: WordNetÂź 3.1
shadier
comparative form of shady
âą Haiders, Haredis, air shed, airshed, dashier, dearish, dehairs, hardies
Source: Wiktionary
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: Websterâs Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; âthe thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; âLet them eat cakeââ
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
