Dictionary definition · shady
adjective
- quiet, dark, or concealed"her shady past intrigued him"
- not as expected"there was something fishy about the accident"
- of questionable honesty or legality"He established a dummy company through which he laundered vast sums of cash from shady middlemen and arms dealers"
- filled with shade"the shady side of the street"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).