| ADJECTIVE | all | shady | quiet, dark, or concealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | shady, fishy, funny, suspect, suspicious | not as expected | |
| all | shady | of questionable honesty or legality | |
| all | shady, shadowed, shadowy, umbrageous | filled with shade |
| Sounds | shey'diy | |
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| Rhymes | already ... yesterday: 132 rhymes with diy... | |
| Meaning | Quiet, dark, or concealed. | |
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| Broader | concealed | hidden on any grounds for any motive |
| Meaning | not as expected. | |
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| Example | "a shady deal" | |
| Synonyms | fishy, funny, suspect, suspicious | |
| Broader | questionable | subject to question |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Spanish | dudoso, extraño, raro, sospechoso | |
| Catalan | dubtós, estrany, rar, sospitós | |
| Nouns | shadiness | of questionable honesty or legality |
| Meaning | Of questionable honesty or legality. | |
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| Example | "He established a dummy company through which he laundered vast sums of cash from shady middlemen and arms dealers" | |
| Broader | dishonest, dishonorable | deceptive or fraudulent |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Meaning | Filled with shade. | |
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| Example | "the shady side of the street" | |
| Synonyms | shadowed, shadowy, umbrageous | |
| Broader | shaded | protected from heat and light with shade or shadow |
| Spanish | ensombrecido, ombrío, sombreado, sombrío, sombroso, umbrío, umbroso | |
| Catalan | obac, obagós, ombrat, ombrejat, ombriu, ombrívol | |
| Nouns | shade, shadiness | relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body |
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