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- Dictionaryshifty/ˈʃɪfti/
adjective
- 1. (of a person or their manner) appearing deceitful or evasive: "he had a shifty look about him"
- 2. constantly changing; shifting: "it was a close race in a shifty wind on smooth water"
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The meaning of SHIFTY is full of or ready with expedients : resourceful. How to use shifty in a sentence.
adjective. uk / ˈʃɪf.ti / us / ˈʃɪf.ti / Add to word list. looking or seeming dishonest: He has shifty eyes. There's a couple of shifty - looking people standing on the street corner. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Dishonest. artificiality. bad faith. be rotten to the core idiom. bent. cowboy. dubiously. false. finagle. fishy.
given to or full of evasions; tricky. Synonyms: slippery, foxy, crafty. suggesting a deceptive or evasive character: a shifty look. shifty. / ˈʃɪftɪ / adjective. given to evasions; artful. furtive in character or appearance. full of expedients; resourceful.
1. Having, displaying, or suggestive of deceitful character; evasive or untrustworthy. 2. Distinguished by frequent changes in direction: shifty winds. 3. Able to accomplish what is needed; resourceful. shift′i·ly adv. shift′i·ness n.
1. Rare. full of shifts or expedients; resourceful. 2. having or showing a tricky or deceitful nature; evasive.
Shifty actions and words are deceitful or suspicious. When someone acts shifty, others distrust them. Definitions of shifty. adjective. characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive. “ shifty eyes”. synonyms: devious. untrustworthy, untrusty. not worthy of trust or belief.
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Shifty definition: Having, displaying, or suggestive of deceitful character; evasive or untrustworthy.
SHIFTY definition: Someone who looks shifty looks dishonest.. Learn more.
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