shady
79
5.5
- adjective
- /ˈʃeɪdi/
- Informal
:
turbio
- The other, played by Ed Norton, is a shady character who's just finished a prison term.
- a shady deal
- a shady business
- a shady character
Y'all got a lot of shady things going down there.
- Y'all got a lot of shady things going down there.
- So if like exchanges are doing shady things, they should not do that.
- You acting kind of shady and calling me baby.
- Doing it on the side is very shady and very off putting.
- You know, you're getting them from shady doctors, from people.
- You're you're, you're always doing something shady, illegal, kind of deal like that.
- It also has Javier Bardem as one of the shadier characters in the film.
- Because a lot of streamers were using these pseudo shady gambling websites.
- So some of them were more on the shady side than others.
- Most firms would have avoided hiring someone with a shady background like that.
- And then coming up with really shady excuses.
- Because maybe the producer had a shady business on the side that no one knew about.
- Yeah, I don't want to see any Americans die from a shady Japanese fish market.
Examples
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There were those in the president's inner circle who argued that the elaborate scheme-- while shady-- was perfectly legal, at least in a technical sense.
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Because maybe the producer had a shady business on the side that no one knew about.
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OK, this is pretty shady to say the least.
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Doing it on the side is very shady and very off putting.
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So some of them were more on the shady side than others.
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I thought I had some shady friends.
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We knew they were shady all along.
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Most firms would have avoided hiring someone with a shady background like that.
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"If you ask me," she'd tell him, "the whole thing sounds pretty shady, pretty crooked."
Fiction book (2002) -
Most firms would have avoided hiring someone with a shady background like that.
Synonyms
687
4.1
Strange in a way that makes you think something is wrong
453
4.3
Dishonest or illegal, especially about money
300
2.7
Causing doubt because it seems wrong or illegal
291
4.4
Willing to act dishonestly to gain money or power
128
2.5
Likely to lie or cheat to get something for yourself
98
5.3
Seen as probably dishonest or not trustworthy
90
6.5
Trying to trick people to get their money
50
4.4
Seeming dishonest and making people feel suspicious
26
4.5
Uses lies or clever plans to get what they want
25
7.5
A person or company that is not honest and tries to take advantage of others
25
7.6
Appearing unsafe or not to be trusted
17
7.4
A look or behavior that seems dishonest and hard to trust
4
5.5
Dishonest and unfair, often in business
1
7.0
Dishonest and likely to trick people for money or advantage
1
8.6
A little suspicious and not easy to trust
Not safe to depend on because they may fail or betray you
Seeming suspicious without a clear reason
Dishonest in a way that makes you think of a scam
A person or thing that seems dishonest and not trustworthy
Antonyms
Compounds
How Honest
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1.0
88
2.1
176
3.9
- Informal
79
5.5
128
2.5
291
4.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shady comes from the word shade, which means 'shadow' or a dark place out of the sun. Because things kept in the shadow can seem secret or hidden, shady came to mean 'dishonest' or 'suspicious'.