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• n  relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
  there's too much shadiness to take good photographs
• n  of questionable honesty or legality
  they acted with such obvious shadiness that they were instantly recognizable
  the shadiness of their transactions

• He made it very clear that there was much shadiness going on.
• Italy's relentless investigations into corruption are now focusing on Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, himself elected in reaction to the shadiness of his predecessors.
• For all his shadiness, he still cuts a heroic figure.

• shade
• shadowiness

News & Articles

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• 'American Hustle' Finds David O. Russell In Colorful '70s
  There isn’t a lot of plot explication in the new trailer for David O. Russell's "American Hustle." There doesn't need to be. With a wildly enjoyable sense of style, the spot plunges us deeply -- and enjoyably -- into the movie's world of '70s shadiness.
  Aug. 1, 2013 - Hartford Courant