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Webster 1913 Edition
Shady
Shad′y
,Adj.
[
Com
par.
Shadier
; sup
erl.
Shadiest
.] 1.
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.
2.
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.
Shady
characters, disreputable, criminal. London Spectator.
On the shady side of
, on the thither side of; as, on the shady side of fifty; that is, more than fifty.
[Colloq.]
– To keep shady
, to stay in concealment; also, to be reticent.
[Slang]
Webster 1828 Edition
Shady
SHA'DY
,Adj.
1. Abounding with shade or shades; overspread with shade.
And Amaryllis fills the shady groves. Dryden.
2. Sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.
Cast it also that you may have rooms shady for the summer and warm for the winter. Bacon.