| slovo | definícia |
shady
(encz) | shady,nejistý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
shady
(encz) | shady,pochybný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
shady
(encz) | shady,stinný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Shady
(gcide) | Shady \Shad"y\, a. [Compar. Shadier; superl. Shadiest.]
1. Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade;
causing shade.
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The shady trees cover him with their shadow. --Job.
xl. 22.
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And Amaryllis fills the shady groves. --Dryden.
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2. Sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.
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Cast it also that you may have rooms shady for
summer and warm for winter. --Bacon.
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3. Of or pertaining to shade or darkness; hence, unfit to be
seen or known; of questionable character; unsavory;
equivocal; dubious, corrupt, or criminal; as, a shady
character; -- of people or activities. [Colloq.] "A shady
business." --London Sat. Rev.
Shady characters, disreputable, criminal. --London
Spectator.
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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]
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shady
(wn) | shady
adj 1: (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous; "a shady
operation" [syn: fly-by-night, shady]
2: of questionable taste or morality; "a louche nightclub"; "a
louche painting" [syn: louche, shady]
3: not as expected; "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" [syn: fishy, funny, shady,
suspect, suspicious]
4: filled with shade; "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" [syn:
shady, shadowed, shadowy, umbrageous] |
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shady deal
(encz) | shady deal, |
On the shady side of
(gcide) | Shady \Shad"y\, a. [Compar. Shadier; superl. Shadiest.]
1. Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade;
causing shade.
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The shady trees cover him with their shadow. --Job.
xl. 22.
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And Amaryllis fills the shady groves. --Dryden.
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2. Sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.
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Cast it also that you may have rooms shady for
summer and warm for winter. --Bacon.
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3. Of or pertaining to shade or darkness; hence, unfit to be
seen or known; of questionable character; unsavory;
equivocal; dubious, corrupt, or criminal; as, a shady
character; -- of people or activities. [Colloq.] "A shady
business." --London Sat. Rev.
Shady characters, disreputable, criminal. --London
Spectator.
[1913 Webster]
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]
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Shady
(gcide) | Shady \Shad"y\, a. [Compar. Shadier; superl. Shadiest.]
1. Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade;
causing shade.
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The shady trees cover him with their shadow. --Job.
xl. 22.
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And Amaryllis fills the shady groves. --Dryden.
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2. Sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.
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Cast it also that you may have rooms shady for
summer and warm for winter. --Bacon.
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3. Of or pertaining to shade or darkness; hence, unfit to be
seen or known; of questionable character; unsavory;
equivocal; dubious, corrupt, or criminal; as, a shady
character; -- of people or activities. [Colloq.] "A shady
business." --London Sat. Rev.
Shady characters, disreputable, criminal. --London
Spectator.
[1913 Webster]
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]
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To keep shady
(gcide) | Shady \Shad"y\, a. [Compar. Shadier; superl. Shadiest.]
1. Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade;
causing shade.
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The shady trees cover him with their shadow. --Job.
xl. 22.
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And Amaryllis fills the shady groves. --Dryden.
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2. Sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.
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Cast it also that you may have rooms shady for
summer and warm for winter. --Bacon.
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3. Of or pertaining to shade or darkness; hence, unfit to be
seen or known; of questionable character; unsavory;
equivocal; dubious, corrupt, or criminal; as, a shady
character; -- of people or activities. [Colloq.] "A shady
business." --London Sat. Rev.
Shady characters, disreputable, criminal. --London
Spectator.
[1913 Webster]
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]
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