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filled with shade
e.g. the shady side of the street
e.g. the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed
e.g. we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove
e.g. cool umbrageous woodlands
Synonym: shadowed shadowy umbrageous
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not as expected
e.g. there was something fishy about the accident
e.g. up to some funny business
e.g. some definitely queer goings-on
e.g. a shady deal
e.g. her motives were suspect
e.g. suspicious behavior
Synonym: fishy funny suspect suspicious
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of questionable taste or morality
e.g. a louche nightclub
e.g. a louche painting
Synonym: louche
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(of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous
e.g. a shady operation
Synonym: fly-by-night