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be shady
adjective
Abounding in shades.
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Some of those making it a serious factor in their decision-making may be shady operators.
This glade should be shady and solemn, he indicates, but not gloomy ("doch nicht düster").
A shady-looking loan that turned out not to be shady.
Even Mr. Rice says the area can be shady at night.
Privateering could be shady business, and this accounts for some of the lexical overlap with the word pirate.
What trees will thrive and provide privacy? A. Will the area still be shady when they cut down the woods?
Similar(26)
Perez Hilton is right – that would be shady-ass journalism.
It's shady.
You cannot say he was shady.
Carl Koontz A. All archives are shady.
Moreover, campaign financing has been shady.
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