shifty
[ shif-tee ]
adjective,shift·i·er, shift·i·est.
resourceful; fertile in expedients.
given to or full of evasions; tricky.
suggesting a deceptive or evasive character: a shifty look.
Origin of shifty
1Other words for shifty
Other words from shifty
- shift·i·ly, adverb
- shift·i·ness, noun
- un·shift·y, adjective
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How to use shifty in a sentence
It is an older, a more mature, dare it be said a shiftier, Corbett who returns to us.
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British Dictionary definitions for shifty
shifty
/ (ˈʃɪftɪ) /
adjectiveshiftier or shiftiest
given to evasions; artful
furtive in character or appearance
full of expedients; resourceful
Derived forms of shifty
- shiftily, adverb
- shiftiness, noun
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