01 a. Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade.
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Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade.“The shady trees cover him with their shadow.” — Job. xl. 22.“And Amaryllis fills the shady groves.” — Dryden.
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Sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.“Cast it also that you may have rooms shady for summer and warm for winter.” — Bacon.
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Of or pertaining to shade or darkness;[Colloq.]“Shady characters, disreputable, criminal.” — London Spectator.
Phrases & compounds
On the shady side of —
on the thither side of; as, on the shady side of fifty; that is, more than fifty.
To keep shady —
to stay in concealment; also, to be reticent.