Lying and Shady

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Lying adjective - Telling or containing lies.

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Shady and lying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shady" instead the word "Lying" as an adjective or an adverb.

Shady adjective - Given to acting in secret and to concealing one's intentions.

Usage example: shady characters hanging out in the park after nightfall

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Lying and shady are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lying" instead the word "Shady" as an adjective or an adverb.

Nearby Words: shadow, shade, shaded, shading, shad

In one episode of Community, the quintessential cool guy Jeff Winger gets depressed because of his age (about which he had been lying to his friends) and celebrates his birthday by not telling anyone, drinking scotch and taking anti-aging pills he got from a shady Asian business.

Source: Birthday Hater
Slylock knows Shady is lying because the sun outside is shown rising.

Source: Comic Strip / Slylock Fox

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