Definition of Shdy
Shad"y (?), a.
[Compar. Shadier (?);
superl. Shadiest.] 1.
Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing
shade.
The shady trees cover him with their
shadow. Job. xl. 22.
And Amaryllis fills the shady
groves. Dryden.
2. Sheltered from the glare of light or sultry
heat.
Cast it also that you may have rooms shady for
summer and warm for winter. Bacon.
3. Of or pertaining to shade or darkness;
hence, unfit to be seen or known; equivocal; dubious or corrupt.
[Colloq.] "A shady business." London Sat. Rev.
Shady characters, disreputable,
criminal. London Spectator.
On the shady side of, on the thither side of;
as, on the shady side of fifty; that is, more than fifty.
[Colloq.] -- To keep shady, to stay in
concealment; also, to be reticent. [Slang]
Shad"y (?), a.
[Compar. Shadier (?);
superl. Shadiest.] 1.
Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing
shade.
The shady trees cover him with their
shadow. Job. xl. 22.
And Amaryllis fills the shady
groves. Dryden.
2. Sheltered from the glare of light or sultry
heat.
Cast it also that you may have rooms shady for
summer and warm for winter. Bacon.
3. Of or pertaining to shade or darkness;
hence, unfit to be seen or known; equivocal; dubious or corrupt.
[Colloq.] "A shady business." London Sat. Rev.
Shady characters, disreputable,
criminal. London Spectator.
On the shady side of, on the thither side of;
as, on the shady side of fifty; that is, more than fifty.
[Colloq.] -- To keep shady, to stay in
concealment; also, to be reticent. [Slang]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade.
- Sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.
- Of or pertaining to shade or darkness; hence, unfit to be seen or known; equivocal; dubious or corrupt.
- (slang) Not trustworthy; dodgy. E.g. He is a shady character.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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