Shady Definition

shādē
shadier, shadiest
adjective
shadier, shadiest
Shaded, as from the sun; full of shade.
Webster's New World
Giving shade.
Webster's New World
Of darkness, secrecy, or concealment.
Webster's New World
Of questionable character or honesty.
Webster's New World
(slang) Not trustworthy; Unfit to be seen or known.
He is a shady character.
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idiom
on the shady side of
  • beyond (a given age); older than
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Shady

Adjective

Base Form:
shady
Comparative:
shadier
Superlative:
shadiest

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Origin of Shady

  • shade +"Ž -y

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Shady Sentence Examples

  • It has large white flowers and grows freely in peaty soil in shady borders.

  • It does best in shady peat borders.

  • It is a pleasant, wellbuilt town, with broad streets and shady avenues.

  • The impenetrable shady forests of the Malay peninsula and eastern Bengal, of the west coast of the Indian peninsula, and of Ceylon, offer a strong contrast to the more loosely-timbered districts of the drier regions of central India and the north-western Himalaya.

  • It was very pleasant out in the shady woods, and we all enjoyed the picnic very much.

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Words Starting With

SSHSHA

Words Ending With

YDYADY

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