Shadyadjective
Abounding in shades.
Suspiciousadjective
(passive sense) Arousing suspicion.
âHis suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police.â;
Shadyadjective
Causing shade.
Suspiciousadjective
(active sense) Distrustful or tending to suspect.
âI have a suspicious attitude to get-rich-quick schemes.â;
Shadyadjective
Overspread with shade; sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.
Suspiciousadjective
Expressing suspicion
âShe gave me a suspicious look.â;
Shadyadjective
(informal) Not trustworthy; disreputable.
âHe is a shady character.â;
Suspiciousadjective
Inclined to suspect; given or prone to suspicion; apt to imagine without proof.
âNature itself, after it has done an injury, will ever be suspicious; and no man can love the person he suspects.â; âMany mischievous insects are daily at work to make men of merit suspicious of each other.â;
Shadyadjective
Mean, cruel.
âDon't be shady, give us a go.â;
Suspiciousadjective
Indicating suspicion, mistrust, or fear.
âWe have a suspicious, fearful, constrained countenance.â;
Shadyadjective
Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade.
âThe shady trees cover him with their shadow.â; âAnd Amaryllis fills the shady groves.â;
Suspiciousadjective
Liable to suspicion; adapted to raise suspicion; giving reason to imagine ill; questionable; as, an author of suspicious innovations; suspicious circumstances.
âI spy a black, suspicious, threatening could.â;
Shadyadjective
Sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.
âCast it also that you may have rooms shady for summer and warm for winter.â;
Suspiciousadjective
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
Shadyadjective
Of or pertaining to shade or darkness;
âShady characters, disreputable, criminal.â;
Suspiciousadjective
not as expected;
âthere was something fishy about the accidentâ; âup to some funny businessâ; âsome definitely queer goings-onâ; âa shady dealâ; âher motives were suspectâ; âsuspicious behaviorâ;
Shadyadjective
of businesses and businessmen;
âa fly-by-night operationâ;
Suspiciousadjective
having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something
âhe was suspicious of her motivesâ; âshe gave him a suspicious lookâ;
Shadyadjective
of questionable taste or morality;
âa louche nightclubâ; âa louche paintingâ;
Suspiciousadjective
causing one to have the idea or impression that someone or something is questionable, dishonest, or dangerous
âthey are not treating the fire as suspiciousâ;
Shadyadjective
not as expected;
âthere was something fishy about the accidentâ; âup to some funny businessâ; âsome definitely queer goings-onâ; âa shady dealâ; âher motives were suspectâ; âsuspicious behaviorâ;
Suspiciousadjective
having the belief or impression that someone is involved in an illegal or dishonest activity
âpolice were called when staff became suspiciousâ;
Shadyadjective
filled with shade;
âthe shady side of the streetâ; âthe surface of the pond is dark and shadowedâ; âwe sat on rocks in a shadowy coveâ; âcool umbrageous woodlandsâ;