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Adjective
S:
(adj)
shady (shady%3:00:00:concealed:00)
(quiet, dark, or concealed)
"her shady past intrigued him"; "a shady part of town"
S:
(adj)
fishy (fishy%3:00:00:questionable:00)
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funny (funny%3:00:00:questionable:00)
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shady (shady%3:00:00:questionable:00)
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suspect (suspect%3:00:00:questionable:00)
,
suspicious (suspicious%3:00:00:questionable:00)
(not as expected)
"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"
S:
(adj)
shady (shady%3:00:00:dishonest:00)
(of questionable honesty or legality)
"He established a dummy company through which he laundered vast sums of cash from shady middlemen and arms dealers"
S:
(adj)
shady (shady%3:00:00:shaded:01)
,
shadowed (shadowed%3:00:00:shaded:01)
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shadowy (shadowy%3:00:02:shaded:01)
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umbrageous (umbrageous%3:00:00:shaded:01)
(filled with shade)
"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"