Crossword clues for shadiest
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Shady \Shad"y\, a. [Compar. Shadier; superl. Shadiest.]
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Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade.
The shady trees cover him with their shadow.
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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.
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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.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]
Wiktionary
a. (en-superlativeshady)
WordNet
adj. of businesses and businessmen; "a fly-by-night operation" [syn: fly-by-night]
of questionable taste or morality; "a louche nightclub"; "a louche painting" [syn: louche]
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, queer, suspect, suspicious]
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: shadowed, shadowy, umbrageous]
See shady
Usage examples of "shadiest".
The coolest cot in the dryest nook of the tent at night--the shadiest seat at the table by day--were always for his reverence!
Baron was learning that if Amaryllis pouts, the shadiest corner may prove too warm.
He desires to paint you the dreamiest, shadiest, quietest, most enchanting bit of romantic landscape in all the valley of the Saco.
What should we do without her gentle, loving presence, whose frailty calls forth our tenderest affections and whose sweet face makes sunshine in the shadiest places!
Converse very amusing to the wise youth, who could suggest to the two chaste minds situations of the shadiest character, with the air of a seeker after truth, and lead them, unsuspecting, where they dared not look about them.
Some few seasons ago a fisherman saw, far on the horizon, renowned Hy Brazel, where he who touches shall find no more labour or care, nor cynic laughter, but shall go walking about under shadiest boscage, and enjoy the conversation of Cuchullin and his heroes.
It was back-stairs diplomacy in its shadiest and most questionable form.
I know, also, that the grass was the greenest, the trees the shadiest, the flowers the brightest, and the fruit the ripest to be found anywhere.
A few patches could be found under the shadiest trees or near the biggest rocks.
In the shadiest and stillest places may be the most turbulent hearts, and there are hearts which, through the busiest scenes, carry with them unchanging peace.
In the shadiest lane, in the still pinewoods, on the hills of purple heath, after brief contemplation there arose a restlessness, a feeling that it was essential to be moving.
A screen for the window gives all the privacy required, and the most fastidious, shrinking female is as retired as in the shadiest nook of her dressing-room.
Then, after carefully choosing the shadiest side of the verandah, he would stretch his legs at full length, dangle his feet over the railings, call for a glass of grog to wash the dust out of his throat, thereby intensifying the redness of a sun-baked face, and would finally set himself to the perusal of his correspondence.
Longleat seated on a bench in one of the shadiest alleys of the shrubbery, side by side with a lady whom she instantly recognised as Mrs.
Margaret had placed all the available chairs in the shadiest corner, and she and her mother strove their utmost to keep the unhappy father in this quiet spot, away from the unnerving spectacle of the closed bed-room door.