shiftlessness
lɪs adjective
1.
lacking in resourcefulness; inefficient; lazy.
2.
lacking in incentive, ambition, or aspiration.
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| —adj | |
| lacking in ambition or initiative | |
| 'shiftlessly | |
| —adv | |
| 'shiftlessness | |
| —n | |
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