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Situated in or full of shade

Of doubtful honesty or legality

Not worthy or respect or honor

Tending to raise doubts or questions

(of a place or space) Having a lack of light

Beyond the realms of plausibility or credibility

Deviating from what is considered normal

Lively, entertaining, and typically sexually titillating

Physically or visibly unclear or indistinct

Visually cloudy, difficult or impossible to see through

Wooded, or covered in forest

Disturbing in nature due to references to death or dying

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Adjective

Situated in or full of shade

“The trout fisher will find ample employment in the still backwaters at the side of the stream underneath the shady fringe of wood.”

Adjective

Of doubtful honesty or legality

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

of dubious character

potentially illegal

under the table

against the law

under-the-table

unauthorized^US

double-crossing

unsportsmanlike

unauthorised^UK

against the rules

under the counter

unconscientious

unconstitutional

not to be trusted

hole-and-corner

behind-the-scenes

under-the-counter

not to be depended on

cloak-and-dagger

as sharp as a tack

outside the law

not quite right

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

open to bribery

intentionally misleading

not trustworthy

all talk and no action

not to be relied upon

under suspicion

gone to the dogs

potentially dishonest

behind someone's back

cloak and dagger

hole and corner

insurrectionary

of bad reputation

playing politics

not straightforward

dishonest-looking

mysterious-looking

strange-looking

contrary to law

in violation of law

without law and order

beyond the pale

contrary to the rules

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“It seems that, in order to avoid taxes, a shady agreement was reached in which close relatives were made part owners of the property.”

Adjective

Not worthy or respect or honor

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

beyond the pale

beyond contempt

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“That would be his salvation, receiving love and understanding from a woman who knew his shady past but did not judge him.”

Adjective

Tending to raise doubts or questions

unsubstantiated

open to suspicion

open to question

subject to debate

under suspicion

not quite right

potentially false

potentially dangerous

open to discussion

betwixt and between

up for discussion

wide of the mark

bone of contention

between sixes and sevens

hard to believe

between rock and hard place

far from certain

under examination

under advisement

without foundation

yet to be decided

not backed up by evidence

based on guesswork

under discussion

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“Methodologically speaking, how do we proceed if our data is shady, and our qualifications questionable?”

Adjective

(of a place or space) Having a lack of light

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Beyond the realms of plausibility or credibility

hard to swallow

self-contradictory

out of the ordinary

difficult to believe

scarcely credible

hard to believe

won't hold water

beyond the bounds of possibility

highly unlikely

not in the least likely

not able to hold water

out of the question

never to be forgotten

off beaten path

out of this world

taking the cake

incomprehensible

without substance

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Adjective

Deviating from what is considered normal

out of the ordinary

not quite right

mysterious-looking

strange-looking

under suspicion

of doubtful honesty

open to question

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Adjective

Lively, entertaining, and typically sexually titillating

near the knuckle

close to the bone

sexually arousing

sexually exciting

sexually explicit

low-down-and-dirty

lowdown and dirty

sexually suggestive

low-down and dirty

unsophisticated

very interesting

sexually stimulating

beyond the pale

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Adjective

Physically or visibly unclear or indistinct

indistinguishable

lacking definition

barely perceptible

hard to make out

unrecognizable^US

unrecognisable^UK

disorganised^UK

disorganized^US

hardly noticeable

hardly detectable

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Visually cloudy, difficult or impossible to see through

non-transparent

of high density

disorganised^UK

disorganized^US

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Adjective

Wooded, or covered in forest

Adjective

Disturbing in nature due to references to death or dying

demoralizing^US

blood-and-thunder

unfavourable^UK

demoralising^UK

poverty-stricken

phantasmagorical

beyond the pale

stomach-churning

stomach-turning

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