shady
adjective
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
(of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous
a shady operation
Related & opposite
- shadiness derivation
- fly-by-night derivation
- untrustworthy similar to
Sense 2 adjective
of questionable taste or morality
a louche nightclub
Related & opposite
- disreputable similar to
Sense 3 adjective
not as expected
there was something fishy about the accident
Related & opposite
- suspiciousness derivation
- colloquialism domain usage
- questionable similar to
Sense 4 adjective
filled with shade
the shady side of the street
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | shadiness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fly-by-night |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | untrustworthy |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | disreputable |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | suspiciousness |
| 3 | domain usage | Related & opposite | colloquialism |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | questionable |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | shade |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | shadow |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | shaded |