shifty
Use Shifty in a sentence
ti adjective, shift·i·er, shift·i·est.
1.
resourceful; fertile in expedients.
2.
given to or full of evasions; tricky.
3.
suggesting a deceptive or evasive character: a shifty look.
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shifty (ˈʃɪftɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , shiftier, shiftiest | |
| 1. | given to evasions; artful |
| 2. | furtive in character or appearance |
| 3. | full of expedients; resourceful |
| 'shiftily | |
| —adv | |
| 'shiftiness | |
| —n | |
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Shifty
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
shifty
1570, "able to manage for oneself," from shift (v.) in secondary sense. Meaning "using dishonest methods" first recorded 1837.
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Example sentences
It's too complex, too shifty, too difficult to know and to say.
The shifty boredom when anyone, other than himself, is speaking.
Shifty and elusive in the open who demonstrates good ball security, holding on to the pigskin high and tight.
Shy and shifty, his awkward demeanour was at odds with his way with scissors.
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