Antonyms for shady


Grammar : Adj
Spell : shey-dee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃeɪ di


Definition of shady

Origin :
  • "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.'"
  • adj dark, covered
  • adj disreputable, suspicious
Example sentences :
  • His whole appearance was suggestive of the shady side of life.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • His carriage was awaiting him in a shady corner of the Binnenhof.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • She looked so cool and restful in her white frock and shady hat.
  • Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
  • Her own room was on the shady side where pots of mignonette died within a week.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • On several occasions the Coupeaus fancied they saw her in some shady dive.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • It is found in shady woods and sometimes in open places where there is underbrush.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • The plants are found in cool, moist, and shady ravines from May to August.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • They require moist and shady places and the presence of hemlock trees.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • An hour on the shady verandah of one of these houses is very revealing.
  • Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
  • Thus came we out of the town and to the shady banks of the gleaming Po.
  • Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini

Synonyms for shady

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