Synonyms:
shady, shadowed, shadowy, umbrageous
Meaning: 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"
Synonyms:
fishy, funny, shady, suspect, suspicious
Meaning: 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"
Synonyms:
louche, shady
Meaning: of questionable taste or morality; "a louche nightclub"; "a louche painting"
Synonyms:
fly-by-night, shady
Meaning: (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous; "a shady operation"
Usage examples
I then sought another shady spot for repose, and fell asleep.
"Your Royal Highness," said Fox, "chose, of course, the shady side of the way as most agreeable.
Once out of the house, she walked slowly along through the shady orchard, swinging her sunbonnet by the strings.
It seemed odd, for there was her little cousin nesting out in the weeds in the bright sun, while she was raising her brood in the shady forest.
'Why, bless me!' exclaimed she, as at the end of her apology, a glint of sunlight showed her Margaret's face, hitherto unobserved in that shady parlour.
"The kennel should be located in a shady spot during the summer; in winter it should be sheltered from the wind, and so placed as to enable the dog to enjoy the sunshine at will.
"Yes, Phronsie," Grandpapa was saying, as the young people had left them, and the others had wandered off to enjoy the quiet, shady paths, "this place was the old Foret de Rouvray.
These steps led down into wide shady gardens, where the girls walked up and down with arms intertwined, or sat and studied and talked on rustic seats under the trees on the shady lawns.
Silk and woollen goods should not be boiled in the dye-stuff, but it should be kept at a scalding heat for twenty minutes. Drain the goods without wringing, and hang them in a dry, shady place, where they will have the air.
Set the kettle on the fire, and let the water boil fifteen or twenty minutes; then put in sufficient cold water to make it lukewarm, put in the goods, and boil them an hour and a quarter--take them out without wringing, and dry them in a shady place.