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shadily

shadily adverb: in a shady manner, particularly used in the sense of untrustworthy.

Adverb

shadily (comparative more shadily, superlative most shadily)

  1. In a shady manner, particularly used in the sense of untrustworthy.

Forms of shadily

comparativemore shadily
superlativemost shadily

Origin of shadily

From shady + -ly.

Questions about shadily

What does shadily mean?
Shadily means in a shady manner, particularly used in the sense of untrustworthy.
What part of speech is shadily?
Shadily is an adverb.

Words near shadily in the dictionary

  1. shadfly
  2. Shadforth
  3. Shadi
  4. shadier
  5. shadiest
  6. shadily
  7. shadine
  8. shadines
  9. shadiness
  10. shadinesses
  11. shading

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