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adjective

Shady adj. (compar. shadier; superl. shadiest)

Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade. "The shady trees cover him with their shadow." "And Amaryllis fills the shady groves."

Sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat. "Cast it also that you may have rooms shady for summer and warm for winter."

Of or pertaining to shade or darkness; hence, Unfit to be seen or known; of questionable character; unsavory; equivocal; dubious, corrupt, or criminal; as, a shady character; of people or activities. (Colloq.) "A shady business." "Shady characters, disreputable, criminal."

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)

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Shady" Quotes from Famous Books

... the shady gloom Had given day her room, The sun himself withheld his wonted speed, And hid his head for shame, As his inferior flame The new-enlightened world no more should need; He saw a greater sun appear Than his bright throne or burning axle-tree ...

— The World's Best Poetry Volume IV. • Bliss Carman

... part with his money, told Brabantius that he would advise upon it; and desired he would meet him in the same place the next day. In the mean time, he began to suspect there might be some fraud in the place, as it was shady, dark, and fit for echoes or other delusions. The next day, therefore, he takes him to an open plain, where there was neither bush nor briar; but there, notwithstanding all his precaution, he hears the same story, with this addition, that he should forthwith deliver Brabantius six thousand ...

— Apparitions; or, The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses Developed • Joseph Taylor

... issued commands to his black subordinates, felt justified in neglecting his own duties, in a dignified way, by seeking a shady retreat in which he lingered contemplating the charms of Nature and the pleasing results of his own skill as a landscape-gardener. The prevailing aspect of the surroundings was wild, though several acres of cultivated land, including a fine lawn with gravelled ...

— A Dream of Empire - Or, The House of Blennerhassett • William Henry Venable

... couldn't be a better place than here under the big pine—it's so smooth and soft and shady," said she. ...

— The Light in the Clearing • Irving Bacheller

... wailed ye faire Chicago maide Upon ye shady shore, And swounded oft whiles yt she prayed Her loon to come oncet more, And crying, "Waly, woe is mee," That maiden's ...

— Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions - Vol. I • Slason Thompson

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