shady

Definition of shady

Adjectives

(of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous
"a shady operation"
Synonyms:
fly-by-night
untrustworthy, untrusty
not worthy of trust or belief
of questionable taste or morality
Synonyms:
louche
disreputable
lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
not as expected
"a shady deal"
Synonyms:
fishy, funny, suspect, suspicious
questionable
subject to question
filled with shade
"the shady side of the street"
Synonyms:
shadowed, shadowy, umbrageous
shaded
protected from heat and light with shade or shadow

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