Shady word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "shady" word

[adjective] 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"
[adjective] (informal) 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"
[adjective] of questionable taste or morality; "a louche nightclub"; "a louche painting"
[adjective] of businesses and businessmen; "a fly-by-night operation"

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\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]

Synonyms for shady

disreputable, fishy, fly-by-night, funny, louche, queer, questionable, shaded, shadowed, shadowy, suspect, suspicious, umbrageous, untrustworthy, untrusty

The fun area, different aproach to word »shady«

Let's analyse "shady" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and One vowel (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 20% of vowels is 18.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YDAHS. Average typing speed for these characters is 1430 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: ... .... .- -.. -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: shady: 1 = 1, reduced: 1 (or 8 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: shady: 1 + 8 + 1 + 4 + 7 = 21, reduced: 3, and the final result is Three.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
H (1)	8	Strength	Couragous, Faithful, Caring
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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