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shady |
Overview of adj shady The adj shady has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fly-by-night, shady -- (of businesses and businessmen; "a fly-by-night operation") 2. louche, shady -- (of questionable taste or morality; "a louche nightclub"; "a louche painting") 3. fishy, funny, queer, shady, suspect, suspicious -- ((informal) 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") 4. shady, shadowed, shadowy, umbrageous -- (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") Antonyms of adj shady 4 senses of shady Sense 1 fly-by-night, shady INDIRECT (VIA untrustworthy) -> trustworthy, trusty Sense 2 louche, shady INDIRECT (VIA disreputable) -> reputable Sense 3 fishy, funny, queer, shady, suspect, suspicious INDIRECT (VIA questionable) -> unquestionable Sense 4 shady, shadowed, shadowy, umbrageous INDIRECT (VIA shaded) -> unshaded Similarity of adj shady 4 senses of shady Sense 1 fly-by-night, shady => untrustworthy (vs. trustworthy), untrusty Sense 2 louche, shady => disreputable (vs. reputable) Sense 3 fishy, funny, queer, shady, suspect, suspicious => questionable (vs. unquestionable) Sense 4 shady, shadowed, shadowy, umbrageous => shaded (vs. unshaded) Attributes of adj shady Familiarity of adj shady shady used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj shady shady Overview of adj shady The adj shady has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fly-by-night, shady -- (of businesses and businessmen; "a fly-by-night operation") 2. louche, shady -- (of questionable taste or morality; "a louche nightclub"; "a louche painting") 3. fishy, funny, queer, shady, suspect, suspicious -- ((informal) 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") 4. shady, shadowed, shadowy, umbrageous -- (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")
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