1. Qui se trouve à l'ombre.
2. [adjective] Abounding in shades.
3. [adjective] Causing shade.
4. [adjective] Overspread with shade; sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.
5. [adjective] (informal) Not trustworthy; disreputable.
6. [adjective] (UK) (slang) Mean, cruel.
7. [adjective] (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous; 'a shady operation'.
8. [adjective] Of questionable taste or morality; 'a louche nightclub'; 'a louche painting'.
9. [adjective] 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'.
10. [adjective] 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'.