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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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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.
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.
The meaning of SHIFTY is full of or ready with expedients : resourceful. How to use shifty in a sentence.
Someone who looks shifty gives the impression of being dishonest. He had a shifty face.
There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective shifty, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Sometimes people shift around when they're nervous. That can help you remember the meaning of shifty, which describes someone who may not be literally shifting around, but they’re acting in a way that makes you think they're up to no good. Lying is shifty behavior. A fake ID is shifty.
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. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
A complete guide to the word "SHIFTY": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Definition of shifty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Someone who looks shifty looks dishonest. (Definition of shifty from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
