shady

shad·y

S0310100 (shā′dē)adj. shad·i·er, shad·i·est 1. Full of shade; shaded: found a cool, shady spot under some trees. See Synonyms at dark.2. Casting shade: a large, shady elm.3. Of dubious character, morality, or legality; questionable: "men who could indulge in any shady deal in downtown offices and still pose as beneficent angels ... on the golf course" (Louis Auchincloss).

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shad′i·ly adv.shad′i·ness n.

shady

(ˈʃeɪdɪ) adj, shadier or shadiest1. full of shade; shaded2. affording or casting a shade3. dim, quiet, or concealed4. informal dubious or questionable as to honesty or legality ˈshadily adv ˈshadiness n

shad•y

(ˈʃeɪ di)

adj. shad•i•er, shad•i•est. 1. abounding in shade; shaded. 2. giving shade. 3. shadowy; indistinct; spectral. 4. of dubious character; disreputable. Idioms: on the shady side of, older than (a specified age, esp. beyond middle age). [1570–80] shad′i•ly, adv. shad′i•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	shady - (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous; "a shady operation"fly-by-nightuntrustworthy, untrusty - not worthy of trust or belief; "an untrustworthy person"
	2.	shady - of questionable taste or morality; "a louche nightclub"; "a louche painting"louchedisreputable - lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
	3.	shady - 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"suspect, suspicious, fishy, funnycolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechquestionable - subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin"
	4.	shady - 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"shadowed, shadowy, umbrageousshaded - protected from heat and light with shade or shadow; "shaded avenues"; "o'er the shaded billows rushed the night"- Alexander Pope

shady

adjective1. shaded, cool, shadowy, dim, leafy, bowery, bosky (literary), umbrageous After flowering, place the pot in a shady spot.
shaded bright, exposed, sunny, open, out in the open, sunlit, unshaded2. (Informal) crooked, dodgy (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. informal), unethical, suspect, suspicious, dubious, slippery, questionable, unscrupulous, fishy (informal), shifty, disreputable, untrustworthy Be wary of people who try to talk you into shady deals.
crooked straight, ethical, respectable, upright, honourable, honest, reputable, trustworthy, above-board

shady

adjective1. Full of shade:shaded, shadowy.2. Casting shade:umbrageous.3. Of dubious character:doubtful, equivocal, questionable, suspect, suspicious, uncertain.Informal: fishy.

Translations

可疑的背阴的荫凉的

shade

(ʃeid) noun1. slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light. I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun. 蔭，陰涼處 荫，阴凉处 2. the dark parts of a picture. light and shade in a portrait. 陰影 阴影部分3. something that screens or shelters from light or heat. a large sunshade; a shade for a light. 遮光物 遮光帘4. a variety of a colour; a slight difference. a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning. 色調，細微差別 （色彩的）浓淡，（意义的）细微差别 5. a slight amount. The weather is a shade better today. 少許 少许 verb1. (sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat. He put up his hand to shade his eyes. 遮蔽 遮蔽2. to make darker. You should shade the foreground of that drawing. 加上陰影 使阴暗3. (with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another. 顏色逐漸轉變 色彩渐变ˈshaded adjective (of parts of a picture) made darker. 加上陰影的 加上阴暗的shades noun plural (especially American) sunglasses. (尤在美國)太陽眼鏡 太阳眼镜ˈshading noun (in a picture etc) the marking that shows the darker parts. (繪畫) 明暗法 （绘画中的）明暗 ˈshady adjective1. sheltered or giving shelter from heat or light. a shady tree; a shady corner of the garden. 成蔭的 荫凉的，背阴的 2. dishonest. a shady business. 不正當的 可疑的ˈshadiness noun 陰涼，不正當 荫凉，可疑性 put in the shade to cause to seem unimportant. She is so beautiful that she puts her sister in the shade. 使遜色 使逊色