shady

Adjective
  1. Quiet, dark, or concealed (synset 302097241)
    "her shady past intrigued him"; "a shady part of town"
    similar to: concealed - hidden on any grounds for any motive
  2. Not as expected (synset 301923975)
    "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"
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    similar to: questionable - subject to question
    same as: fishy, funny, suspect, suspicious
  3. Of questionable honesty or legality (synset 301227944)
    "He established a dummy company through which he laundered vast sums of cash from shady middlemen and arms dealers"
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    similar to: dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
  4. Filled with shade (synset 300277728)
    "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"
    similar to: shaded - protected from heat and light with shade or shadow
    same as: shadowed, shadowy, umbrageous

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