Shady — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous

of questionable taste or morality

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈeɪdi/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈeɪdi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈeɪdi/

2 syllables Say it as /ʃˈeɪdi/.

Examples

a shady operation
a louche nightclub
a louche painting

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fishy louche shadowy fly-by-night suspect umbrageous shadowed funny suspicious

Parts of Speech

adjective	(of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous “a shady operation”
adjective	of questionable taste or morality “a louche nightclub”
adjective	not as expected “there was something fishy about the accident”
adjective	filled with shade “the shady side of the street”

Word Forms

fly-by-night	noun	a debtor who flees to avoid paying
shadiness	noun	of questionable honesty or legality
suspiciousness	noun	being of a suspicious nature
shade	noun	relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
shadow	noun	shade within clear boundaries
shadowiness	noun	relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schattig

(von Unternehmen und Geschäftsleuten) skrupellos

🇫🇷French

ombragé

(des entreprises et des hommes d'affaires) sans scrupules

🇪🇸Spanish

sombreado

(de empresas y empresarios) sin escrúpulos

🇮🇹Italian

ombroso

(di imprese e uomini d'affari) senza scrupoli

🇳🇱Dutch

schaduwrijk

(van bedrijven en zakenlieden) gewetenloos

🇵🇹Portuguese

sombrio

(de empresas e empresários) sem escrúpulos

🇷🇺Russian

теневой

(о бизнесе и бизнесменах) недобросовестный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छायादार

(व्यवसायों और व्यापारियों का) बेईमान

🇧🇩Bengali

ছায়াময়

(ব্যবসা এবং ব্যবসায়ীদের) বেঈমান

🇮🇳Tamil

நிழலான

(வணிகங்கள் மற்றும் வணிகர்களின்) நேர்மையற்ற

🇮🇳Telugu

నీడ

(వ్యాపారాలు మరియు వ్యాపారవేత్తల) నిష్కపటమైనది

🇮🇳Marathi

अंधुक

(व्यवसाय आणि व्यावसायिकांचे) बेईमान

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંદિગ્ધ

(વ્યવસાયો અને ઉદ્યોગપતિઓનું) અનૈતિક

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೆರಳು

(ವ್ಯವಹಾರಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಉದ್ಯಮಿಗಳ) ನಿರ್ಲಜ್ಜ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തണലുള്ള

(ബിസിനസ്സുകളുടെയും ബിസിനസുകാരുടെയും) സത്യസന്ധമല്ലാത്തത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛਾਂਦਾਰ

(ਕਾਰੋਬਾਰਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਕਾਰੋਬਾਰੀਆਂ ਦੇ) ਬੇਈਮਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

سایہ دار

(کاروبار اور تاجروں کا) بے ایمان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

阴凉

（企业和商人）不道德的

🇯🇵Japanese

日陰の

（企業やビジネスマンの）不謹慎な

🇰🇷Korean

드러내 놓을 수 없는

(기업과 사업가의) 부도덕한

🇻🇳Vietnamese

râm

(của các doanh nghiệp và doanh nhân) vô đạo đức

🇹🇭Thai

ร่มรื่น

(ของนักธุรกิจและนักธุรกิจ) ไร้ศีลธรรม

🇮🇩Indonesian

teduh

(pebisnis dan pengusaha) tidak bermoral

🇵🇭Filipino

makulimlim

(ng mga negosyo at negosyante) walang prinsipyo

🇲🇾Malay

rendang

(daripada peniaga dan ahli perniagaan) tidak bertanggungjawab

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شادي

(من رجال الأعمال ورجال الأعمال) عديمي الضمير

🇮🇷Persian

سایه دار

(از تجارت و بازرگانان) بی وجدان

🇹🇷Turkish

gölgeli

(iş adamlarının ve işadamlarının) vicdansız

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּצַל

(של עסקים ואנשי עסקים) חסרי מצפון

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What is the primary definition of the word 'shady'?

The primary meaning of 'shady' is '(of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous'.

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Using 'shady' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'shady' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'shady' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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