Meaning

5 senses
  1. Abounding in shades.

    schattig

  2. Causing shade.

    schattenspendend, Schatten spendend

    filled with shade

  3. Overspread with shade; sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.

    schattig

    тенистыйtenistyj

  4. (informal)Not trustworthy; disreputable.

    He is a shady character.

    zwielichtig, dubios, unseriös

    подозри́тельныйpodozrítelʹnyj, тёмныйtjómnyj

  5. (UK, slang)Mean, cruel.

Examples

43 sentences
  1. My neighbors are shady.

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  2. Mennad parked in a shady alley.

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  3. Ziri rested under a shady branch.

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  4. He got involved in shady business affairs.

    ruОн впутался в тёмные дела.

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  5. Your cousin is up to something shady.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
overspread with shade:
not trustworthy; unfit to be seen or known:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
abounding in shades:
causing shade:
not trustworthy; unfit to be seen or known:

Origin

From shade + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian skaadich, skaddich (“shady”), German schattig (

From shade + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian skaadich, skaddich (“shady”), German schattig (“shady”).

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Forms

shadier, shadiest
Comparativeshadier Lesson
Superlativeshadiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

13 synonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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