(of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous; a shady 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 , 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 ]