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shady

If something is shady, it is in or full of shade. It was shady under the tree.

shady

(= shadowed, shadowy, umbrageous) 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 (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous a shady operation (= louche) of questionable taste or morality a louche nightclub a louche painting (= fishy, funny, suspect, suspicious) 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

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Simple sentences

My uncle's brother's son got involved in a shady business and disgraced the family.
He got involved in shady business affairs.
Try as hard as possible to stay away from shady characters!

Movie subtitles

There's a couple of shady characters hanging around that I'm going to keep an eye on.
The defense has pointed out Snow's shady character, has indicated his large number of personal enemies.
Meet any shady types?
SUCH SHADY AREAS. Don't worry my love, you will recover quickly.
Shady Rest.
A shady street.
Then you sit under a nice, shady tree and relax.
I understand my daughter has entered into a somewhat shady transaction.
You'd like to use my power for some shady, lucrative job.
Outside of my place, some of these babes keep pretty shady company.
I told him Pierre would never get involved in anything shady.
It's so shady there. and I can see your window, you can watch me from there. and I'd like to be where you can see me.
It's so shady and pretty.
When I became Director here, it was known as a shady haunt.
A shady deal.
Do you know what we do with shady agents, Mr. Larga?
It's so shady there and I can see your window and you can watch me from the window and I'd like to be where you can see me.
Oh, it's so shady and pretty.
Your father seems like a shady character, young man.
Hello. Shady Rest Cemetery?
He's shady, this Tavernier.
There's a shady guy.
He's an expert in shady motels.
You don't think I'd get mixed up in anything shady?
Especially with shady characters like Jiro running around!
He made quite a fortune for himself.. After soldiers were discharged from the revolutionary army. By cheating them in shady land deals.
But he's a bit shady.
A shady place over by Hidden Canyon.
The fellow's a hypnotist among his other shady practices.
He hasn't perhaps trafficked in whisky, our shady Siegella?
I told him Pierre would never get involved in anything shady. Then he threatened to tell about Michael and me.
He's afraid I'm gonna suddenly prosecute a shady client instead of defend him.
He's probably another shady character.

News and current affairs

But this does not explain why they attacked Khodorkovsky rather than some other businessman with a shady past.
In Budapest, Wallenberg exploited every available contact, resorting to shady tricks, bribes, and other stratagems to save as many people as possible from the Holocaust.
And Swiss federal prosecutors are looking into shady deals behind the decisions to award the World Cup competitions in 2018 and 2022 to Russia and Qatar, respectively.
Dealing with despots and shady tycoons is no longer venal, but noble.
The shady sale of Shin Corporation in February galvanized long-simmering discontents.
The term plutocracy is commonly applied to Russia's oligarchs, who grew rich through political connections, corruption and shady business deals.
Only real aficionados of arcane moves inside the ruling party could be bothered to follow the ups and downs of factional bosses, many of whom were from established political families, and most of whom relied on shady financing.
Instead, these respectable supporters have gradually been replaced over the years by a shady new class of rich Japanese, who have risen through loan-sharking and other dubious businesses.

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