Antonyms for shady

Grammar : Adj

Spell : shey-dee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃeɪ di

Definition of shady

Origin : "affording shade," 1570s; "protected by shade," 1590s; from shade (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "disreputable" (1862) probably is from earlier university slang sense of "of questionable merit, unreliable" (1848). Related: Shadily; shadiness. Old English had sceadlic "shady, 'shadely.'"

adj dark, covered
adj disreputable, suspicious

Example sentences :

His whole appearance was suggestive of the shady side of life.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

His carriage was awaiting him in a shady corner of the Binnenhof.
Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman

She looked so cool and restful in her white frock and shady hat.
Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker

Her own room was on the shady side where pots of mignonette died within a week.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

On several occasions the Coupeaus fancied they saw her in some shady dive.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

It is found in shady woods and sometimes in open places where there is underbrush.
Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

The plants are found in cool, moist, and shady ravines from May to August.
Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

They require moist and shady places and the presence of hemlock trees.
Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

An hour on the shady verandah of one of these houses is very revealing.
Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael

Thus came we out of the town and to the shady banks of the gleaming Po.
Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini

Synonyms for shady

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