Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
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
Proper noun
Shady (plural Shadys)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shady is the 27260th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 887 individuals. Shady is most common among White (93.46%) individuals.
Anagrams
• dashy
Etymology
Adjective
shady (comparative shadier, superlative shadiest)
Abounding in shades.
Causing shade.
Overspread with shade; sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.
(informal) Not trustworthy; disreputable.
(UK, slang) Mean, cruel.
Synonyms
• (not trustworthy): corrupt, dodgy, dubious, equivocal, seedy, sketchy, suspicious
Anagrams
• dashy
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: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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