Meaning & Definition of Shady in English

1. (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous

• "A shady operation"

2. Of questionable taste or morality

• "A louche nightclub"

• "A louche painting"

3. 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"

4. 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"