SHADY

• (adj.) filled with shade

  "the shady side of the street", "the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed", "we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove", "cool umbrageous woodlands"

  synonyms : shadowed , shadowy , umbrageous

• (adj.) not as expected

  "there was something fishy about the accident", "up to some funny business", "some definitely queer goings-on", "a shady deal", "her motives were suspect", "suspicious behavior"

  synonyms : fishy , funny , suspect , suspicious

• (adj.) of questionable taste or morality

  "a louche nightclub", "a louche painting"

  synonyms : louche

• (adj.) (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous

  "a shady operation"

  synonyms : fly-by-night

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