shady 音标拼音: [ʃ'edi]
a . 荫凉的,成荫的,阴暗的,隐蔽的
荫凉的,成荫的,阴暗的,隐蔽的
shady adj 1 : (
of businesses and businessmen )
unscrupulous ; "
a shady operation " [
synonym : {
fly -
by -
night }, {
shady }]
2 :
of questionable taste or morality ; "
a louche nightclub "; "
a louche painting " [
synonym : {
louche }, {
shady }]
3 :
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 " [
synonym : {
fishy }, {
funny }, {
shady },
{
suspect }, {
suspicious }]
4 :
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 " [
synonym :
{
shady }, {
shadowed }, {
shadowy }, {
umbrageous }]
Shady \
Shad "
y \,
a . [
Compar . {
Shadier };
superl . {
Shadiest }.]
1 .
Abounding in shade or shades ;
overspread with shade ;
causing shade .
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The shady trees cover him with their shadow . --
Job .
xl .
22 .
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And Amaryllis fills the shady groves . --
Dryden .
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2 .
Sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat .
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Cast it also that you may have rooms shady for summer and warm for winter . --
Bacon .
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3 .
Of or pertaining to shade or darkness ;
hence ,
unfit to be seen or known ;
of questionable character ;
unsavory ;
equivocal ;
dubious ,
corrupt ,
or criminal ;
as ,
a shady character ; --
of people or activities . [
Colloq .] "
A shady business ." --
London Sat .
Rev .
Shady characters ,
disreputable ,
criminal . --
London Spectator .
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{
On the shady side of },
on the thither side of ;
as ,
on the shady side of fifty ;
that is ,
more than fifty . [
Colloq .]
{
To keep shady },
to stay in concealment ;
also ,
to be reticent . [
Slang ]
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93 Moby Thesaurus words for "
shady ":
amoral ,
bent ,
blue ,
bosky ,
broad ,
clouded ,
conscienceless ,
corrupt ,
corrupted ,
criminal ,
crooked ,
curtained ,
dark ,
darkling ,
derogatory ,
devious ,
discreditable ,
disgraceful ,
dishonest ,
dishonorable ,
disreputable ,
doubtful ,
dubious ,
dusky ,
equivocal ,
evasive ,
felonious ,
fishy ,
fraudulent ,
ignoble ,
ignominious ,
ill -
got ,
ill -
gotten ,
immoral ,
indecisive ,
indefinite ,
indirect ,
indistinct ,
infamous ,
inglorious ,
insidious ,
not kosher ,
notorious ,
obumbrate ,
obumbrated ,
off -
color ,
overshaded ,
overshadowed ,
penumbral ,
purple ,
questionable ,
racy ,
rotten ,
salty ,
screened ,
seamy ,
shabby ,
shaded ,
shadow ,
shadowy ,
shameful ,
shameless ,
sheltered ,
shifty ,
shoddy ,
sinister ,
slippery ,
sordid ,
spicy ,
suggestive ,
suspect ,
suspicious ,
tricky ,
umbral ,
uncertain ,
unconscienced ,
unconscientious ,
unconscionable ,
undecided ,
underhand ,
underhanded ,
unethical ,
unpraiseworthy ,
unprincipled ,
unreliable ,
unrespectable ,
unsavory ,
unscrupulous ,
unstraightforward ,
veiled ,
wicked ,
without remorse ,
without shame
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