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Gloomy vs Shady - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between gloomy and shady

is that gloomy is imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded while shady is abounding in shades.

gloomy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded.
    • The cavern was gloomy .
  • Affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy; dejected.
    • a gloomy temper or countenance

    Synonyms

    * See also

    shady

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Abounding in shades.
  • Causing shade.
  • * Bible, Job xl. 22
    • The shady trees cover him with their shadow.
  • Overspread with shade; sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • Cast it also that you may have rooms shady for summer and warm for winter.
  • (informal) Not trustworthy; disreputable.
    • He is a shady character.
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    • Jon & Kate Plus 8'' is a show based on two facts: 1)''' Jon and Kate Gosselin have eight children, and '''2)''' the word ‘Kate’ rhymes with the word ‘eight’. One suspects that if Kate were ever to have another child, a ' shady network executive would urge her to put it in a binbag with a brick and drop it down a well. But this is just a horrifying tangent.
  • (UK, slang) Mean, cruel.
    • ''Don't be shady , give us a go.
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    • Synonyms

    * (not trustworthy) corrupt, dodgy, dubious, equivocal, seedy, sketchy, suspicious