shady
pronunciation
How to pronounce shady in British English:
UK [ˈʃeɪdi]
How to pronounce shady in American English:
US [ˈʃedi]
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- Adjective:
- of businesses and businessmen
- of questionable taste or morality
- not as expected
- filled with shade
Word Origin
- shady (adj.)
- "affording shade," 1570s; "protected by shade," 1590s; from shade (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "disreputable" (1862) probably is from earlier university slang sense of "of questionable merit, unreliable" (1848). Related: Shadily; shadiness. Old English had sceadlic "shady, 'shadely.'"
Antonym
Example
- 1. The story of oil has many villains : greedy oil-company executives , rapacious dictators , shady middlemen and the like .
- 2. Imagine sitting on the grass in a shady park , watching flawless high-definition television on your connected tablet .
- 3. The schemer in turn may come to believe that his scheme isn 't altogether shady and that he will someday generate the sensational returns advertised .
- 4. Critics questioned the new lot 's shady tactics as well as their religious motives .
- 5. Already this year , he has backed two ministers accused of shady dealings , both of whom subsequently resigned .