shadier; shadiest
1
: producing or affording shade
2
: sheltered from the sun's rays
3
a
: of questionable merit : uncertain, unreliable
b
Examples of shady in a Sentence
Their backyard is nice and shady.
I don't trust him. He seems like a pretty shady character.
Recent Examples on the Web
The trail winds under shady trees in a more marshy habitat before coming to a water crossing over a wooden bridge.
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
Advertisement There were dozens of kayakers in groups ahead of me, in part because paddling in a shady canyon is a pretty good way to spend a 95-degree day, in part because Instagram has made Emerald Cave a star.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
Some families stayed back from Union Station and laid out their blankets on the slope of the National WWI Museum and Memorial, under dozens of shady trees.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2024
The Truckee River, which winds through Reno and nearby Sparks, offers cooler temperatures and shady spots that have become a refuge for the homeless.
—Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 25 May 2024
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
Advertisement There were dozens of kayakers in groups ahead of me, in part because paddling in a shady canyon is a pretty good way to spend a 95-degree day, in part because Instagram has made Emerald Cave a star.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
Some families stayed back from Union Station and laid out their blankets on the slope of the National WWI Museum and Memorial, under dozens of shady trees.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2024
The Truckee River, which winds through Reno and nearby Sparks, offers cooler temperatures and shady spots that have become a refuge for the homeless.
—Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 25 May 2024
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shady
adjective
shadier; shadiest
1
: casting a shadow : giving shade
2
: sheltered from the sun's rays
a shady grove
3
: not right or honest
a shady business deal
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