Shady /(?)/
Shad·y
Shady
a.
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Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade.
The shady trees cover him with their shadow.
And Amaryllis fills the shady groves.
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Sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.
Cast it also that you may have rooms shady for summer and warm for winter.
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Of or pertaining to shade or darkness; [Colloq.]
Shady characters, disreputable, criminal.
Phrases & Compounds
- On the shady side of
- on the thither side of; as, on the shady side of fifty; that is, more than fifty.
- To keep shady
- to stay in concealment; also, to be reticent.