What's the difference between shady and shaky?

Shady


Definition:

  • (superl.) Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade.
  • (superl.) Sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.
  • (superl.) Of or pertaining to shade or darkness; hence, unfit to be seen or known; equivocal; dubious or corrupt.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It does seem a little shady to do this kind of field study - the very studies the companies say are the most important ones - and then not tell people what they find.” Prof Christian Krupke, at Purdue University in Indiana, said: “Bayer and Syngenta’s commitment to pollinator health should include publishing these data.
  • (2) In 2013, the Mail On Sunday reported that Umunna belonged to a “shady” City men’s club where bottles of brandy went for £4,000 a pop, that he hung out with celebrities, and that he would happily pay £1,200 for a suit.
  • (3) Where would I get 15 grand for a watch?” As for the “shady” club, Umunna says he did attend a business function at its restaurant, but is not a member.
  • (4) Doubles from £82 Royal Jardins Boutique Hotel Two blocks from the grandiose, futuristic sweep of Paulista Avenue, South America's Broadway, and right by its shady Triannon park, this is a hotel with all the cream tones, clever lighting and marble lobby that say "posh".
  • (5) The permanent collection of period paintings and furniture is small, but afterwards, most visitors can't resist afternoon tea in the cafe housed in a greenhouse amid its shady garden.
  • (6) Karimova blamed her latest problems firmly on her mother, who she claimed had promised to "destroy" her for trying (unsuccessfully) in October to prevent the arrest of Akbarali Abdullayev, Gulnara Karimova's cousin and Tatyana Karimova's nephew, who she suggested knew too much about the allegedly shady business affairs of his aunt.
  • (7) Hopefully Tunisia’s coastline will be developed prudently in coming years, avoiding the speculation and shady deals of Spain’s Costa del Sol.
  • (8) How much Cristina knew of her husband's allegedly shady activities is hotly contested.
  • (9) As an added bonus there is a shady courtyard area – which is just as well because people who get a table inside don’t move.
  • (10) The lower level rooms each have shady balconies and white-cushioned loungers on which to doze before a dip in the attractive pool.
  • (11) Kanoniuk said an audience member successfully answered: “One is a Goodyear and another is a great year.” Shady Music Facts (@musicnews_shade) "I'd rather die than work in Vegas."
  • (12) With evasive answers, shady characters and FBI investigations, there must be something going on.
  • (13) The election of Shady Alsuleiman, our first Australian-born imam, as ANIC’s president is an important resetting point.” Josh Frydenberg says grand mufti had 'graphic failure' of leadership Read more Fierravanti-Wells had herself called for a stronger statement from the grand mufti.
  • (14) The mining company official was reported to have said that "well-connected elites are generating millions of dollars in personal income by hiring teams of diggers to hand-extract diamonds" from Chiadzwa, before reselling the stones to shady foreign buyers.
  • (15) The Taxi & Limousine Commission has a duty to protect the public from unsavory businesses and their shady practices,” wrote Phillips.
  • (16) Celia Stubbs , Peach's partner, the dogged campaigners of Inquest , which was set up partly in response to the shady way in which Peach's death was investigated, and Jenny Jones of the Metropolitan Police Authority , who have all fought so hard for this, are to be congratulated.
  • (17) It is repeatedly claimed that dangerous criminals and shady public figures are using European law to request that Google removes information about them, abusing rights designed to allow individuals some say over personal information that is inaccurate, irrelevant or outdated, and holds no public interest .
  • (18) But he gets a little shady when he's taking shots at his colleagues without looking at the work.
  • (19) And I’m saying that with the utmost respect, because there are people who will think of all this as shady.
  • (20) What’s in David Cameron’s tax returns: a few strokes of luck but no shady shenanigans Read more Raab told Sky News’s Murnaghan show: “Amid all the froth and frenzy of the media debate, it seems crystal clear not only that he has not done anything illegal, but that he has not behaved improperly in any way.

Shaky


Definition:

  • (superl.) Shaking or trembling; as, a shaky spot in a marsh; a shaky hand.
  • (superl.) Full of shakes or cracks; cracked; as, shaky timber.
  • (superl.) Easily shaken; tottering; unsound; as, a shaky constitution; shaky business credit.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Shaky phone footage of the raid that circulated online showed the vigilantes kicking, slapping and insulting the men, with one of them slumped naked on the ground during the attack.
  • (2) Moody's isn't catching up with shaky peripheral nations but pre-empting a credit downgrade of the EU's strongest core members.
  • (3) Obama and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) got off to a shaky start: the KRG, which mostly benefited from the US invasion of Iraq, was wary of an American president anxious to withdraw and detach from the country.
  • (4) People using the search engine on Monday to find out about the term, coined to describe the prime minister’s manifesto commitment to shake up the funding of old age care, found the top result was a paid-for link from Conservatives .com that read: “The so-called ‘dementia tax’ – get the real facts.” Tory plans for change to care costs 'risk being built on shaky foundations' Read more It links to a five-point Q&A, which explains that “only by getting a good Brexit deal will we be able to continue to fund our public services, like social care”.
  • (5) But when that verdict is given, it should be recalled that, after a shaky start, parliament gave the matter due and dutiful consideration; that it fulfilled its constitutional function properly and, for the most part, with civil propriety.
  • (6) 1.37am BST Cardinals 0 - Dodgers 0, top of 2nd Well Ryu doesn't look nearly as shaky as he did against the Braves, rather, he looks a whole lot like the jolly fellow that went 14-8 with a 3.00 ERA in the regular season.
  • (7) "It's a little bit shaky," the pilot radioed, but seconds later he was reportedly taking pictures of the ground beneath him as the craft glided back to earth.
  • (8) Disturbances of the cerebellum may cause a kinetic tremor of the extremities or shakiness of the trunk.
  • (9) I’ve seen what Grobbelaar did against Roma, too, but I don’t think I’ve got the shaky legs!
  • (10) What is needed is a route to recognising, in law, the value of parenting.” This first year may have been a bit of a shaky start, but I would recommend SPL to anyone.
  • (11) Banks stopped lending almost overnight, and the Wilsons' property merry-go-round suddently started looking increasingly shaky.
  • (12) The State Department said the US remained committed to making the talks happen, but acknowledged it had been a shaky start.
  • (13) Two percent of normal controls noted that drinking coffee made their hands shaky.
  • (14) Gaga, however, is not like other pop stars, and despite a shaky start – earlier this week, Artpop was outside's Amazon's top 20 sellers – the album is now heading for a No 1 debut in the album chart tomorrow, which would make it the 999th No 1 album in UK chart history.
  • (15) The Rams arrived at Ewood Park on the back of a six-game unbeaten run that suggested they were adapting to the philosophy of their new manager, Paul Clement, after a shaky start.
  • (16) Even by his shaky standards, Erdoğan’s behaviour during the campaign was exceptionally boorish.
  • (17) For instance, the financial case for new roads in the United Kingdom, shaky at the best of times, falls apart if you attach almost any value to the rise in greenhouse gases they cause.
  • (18) Jasmine, broke and shaky, goes to stay with adopted sister Ginger (Sally Hawkins) in her boxy San Francisco flat.
  • (19) That might be the case in the Premier League, though the theory was made to look as shaky as some of the United defending by the superbly mobile and bewitchingly ingenious Barcelona attack.
  • (20) But news that another pillar of the German corporate establishment looked shaky added to the sense of uncertainty.

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