Textual thesaurus for "shady"

(adj) 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

(adj) 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

(adj) louche

of questionable taste or morality

a louche nightclub; a louche painting

(adj) fly-by-night

(of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous

a shady operation