The Clue
Disreputable (5 letter answer)
The Answer
SHADY
Tags
Notes
The answer SHADY is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 650 puzzles.
Related Clues
Crooked
Darkened
Questionable
Suspect
Suspicious
Umbrageous
Blocked from sunlight
Legally questionable
Of questionable honesty
Like a garden spot
Like some dealings
Like some deals
Not quite legit
Like a con artist's business
Definition
SHADY as an adjective:
1. (fly-by-night, shady) = of businesses and businessmen of questionable honesty; "a fly-by-night operation"
2. (louche, shady) = of questionable taste or morality; "a louche nightclub"; "a louche painting"
3. (fishy, funny, shady, suspect, suspicious) = 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"
4. (shady, shadowed, shadowy, umbrageous) = 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"