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Narrator: Today's word is "Shady" — adjective, pronounced /ˈʃeɪdi/, with the stress on "sha".
Narrator: Shady means sheltered from sunlight, or probably dishonest.
Narrator: In plain English, shady means cool and shaded, or dodgy.
Narrator: It comes from shade plus -y.
Narrator: A common collocation is "a shady spot", which describes a cool place out of the sun.
Narrator: It differs from "dark", because shady suggests pleasant shelter from sun.
Narrator: In a second sense, "a shady deal" is suspicious or dishonest.
Narrator: Gardening, business, law and everyday speech all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: shady is cool in the shade, or suspicious.
Speaker A: Where should we have the picnic?
Speaker B: Under that tree, it's SHADY! From shade.
Speaker A: Out of the sun?
Speaker B: And cooler.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Plant ferns in a shady corner", gardening. "A shady car dealer", a warning. "That website looks shady", online safety.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Spell it "shady", not "shadey".
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Shaded is its cousin, dodgy its twin, and suspicious an alternative — yet shady keeps its double charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "shady" in AI prompts — useful for gardening apps and fraud checks.
Speaker A: How for gardening?
Speaker B: Plant choice.
Prompt: Suggest ten plants that thrive in a shady north-facing garden.
Speaker A: And fraud?
Speaker B: Spot risks.
Prompt: List signs that an online shop might be shady before buying.
Speaker A: Could it help maps?
Speaker B: Yes, for walks.
Prompt: Plan a shady walking route through the park for a hot day.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Security.
Prompt: Flag links in emails that point to shady domains.
Shady — meaning in Arabic & definition More S courses GL Dictionary