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shady | shad |

As an adjective shady

is abounding in shades.

As a noun shad is

any one of several species of food fishes that comprise the genus alosa in the family clupeidae, to which the herrings also belong;.

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

    shad

    English

    (wikipedia shad)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Any one of several species of food fishes that comprise the genus Alosa in the family Clupeidae, to which the herrings also belong; .
    • * (English Citations of "shad")

    Derived terms

    * ) * ) * (Alosa alosa ) * ) * ) * ) * ) * ) * ) * ) * ) * * spp. ) * ) * ) * ) * ) * ) * ) * ) * (Alosa ''spp. ) * ) * shadbird * shadbush, shad bush (Amelanchier spp. ) * shad frog ('') * shad-spirit * shad-waiter () * ) * ) * ) * ) * )

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