shady

shady is a 5-letter English word with 7 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 10 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. superlative. Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade.
2. superlative. Sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.
3. superlative. Of or pertaining to shade or darkness; hence, unfit to be seen or known; equivocal; dubious or corrupt.
4. adjective. filled with shade

   "the shady side of the street"

   "the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed"

   Synonyms: shadowed, shadowy, umbrageous

5. adjective. not as expected

   "there was something fishy about the accident"

   "up to some funny business"

   Synonyms: fishy, funny, suspect, suspicious

6. adjective. of questionable taste or morality

   "a louche nightclub"

   "a louche painting"

   Synonyms: louche

7. adjective. (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous

   "a shady operation"

Synonyms

shadowed, shadowy, umbrageous, fishy, funny, suspect, suspicious, louche

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in shady:

dashy

Common word forms

shadier, shadily, shadiest

Words from these letters

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