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shifty(dictionary)

shifty (iou)



shifty adjective. L16.
[formed as SHIFTLESS + -Y1.]
Full of shifts or expedients; resourceful, capable. L16.
Not straightforward; evasive, furtive; cunning; insincere; dishonest, deceitful. M19.
S. R. Crockett A red, foxy-featured man, with mean and shifty eyes. J. Barnes Leslie behaved as if he suspected things might be his fault..he looked a little shifty.
Changeable, variable, inconstant; wavering. rare. L19.
Changing or shifting in position. L19.
shiftily adverb L19.
shiftiness noun M19.