shady

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1. 1

   Abounding in shades.

2. 2

   Causing shade.

   The shady trees cover him with their shadow.

3. 3

   Overspread with shade; sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.

   you may have rooms both for summer and winter; shady for summer, and warm for winter

   I know the shadiest breeziest spots, hidden tables surrounded by trees that have lived longer than the neighborhoods around them.

4. 4

   informaleNot trustworthy; disreputable.

   He is a shady character.

   No sunshine in my life, the way I deal is shady

   Jon & Kate Plus 8 is a show based on two facts: 1) Jon and Kate Gosselin have eight children, and 2) the word ‘Kate’ rhymes with the word ‘eight’. One suspects that if Kate were ever to have another child, a shady network executive would urge her to put it in a binbag with a brick and drop it down a well. But this is just a horrifying tangent.

   People on the internet seemingly can’t get enough of the whole thing. The Guardian named it “pop’s shadiest power move.”

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   gergoMean, cruel.

   They were being proper shady to him. Even if you don't like someone, locking them out, stealing their clothes and ganging up on them to take the piss is just childish.

   I didn't even ask her to be in the 'Increase the Peace' campaign, which was well shady, 'cos if anyone knows anything about rudes and violence and getting dragged into stuff it's Uma.

   "Don't be shady," she said, "You know I always pay up."

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