Related Definitions
[adj] 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] (informal) 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] of questionable taste or morality; "a louche nightclub"; "a louche painting"
[adj] of businesses and businessmen; "a fly-by-night operation"
Synonyms
disreputable, fishy, fly-by-night, funny, louche, queer, questionable, shaded, shadowed, shadowy, suspect, suspicious, umbrageous, untrustworthy, untrusty