Examples: a shady operation
Examples: a louche nightclub a louche painting
Examples: 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
Examples: 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
shady (English)├── -y (English)│ └── -y (Middle English (1100-1500))└── shade (English) └── sceadu (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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