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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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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.
adjective. us / ˈʃɪf.ti / uk / 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.
1. : full of or ready with expedients : resourceful. 2. a. : given to deception, evasion, or fraud : tricky. b. : capable of evasive movement : elusive. a shifty boxer. 3. : indicative of a tricky nature. shifty eyes. shiftily. ˈshif-tə-lē. adverb. shiftiness. ˈshif-tē-nəs. noun. Synonyms. furtive. shady. slippery.
3 meanings: 1. given to evasions; artful 2. furtive in character or appearance 3. full of expedients; resourceful.... Click for more definitions.
Shifty definition: resourceful; fertile in expedients.. See examples of SHIFTY used in a sentence.
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.
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.
Shifty definition: Having, displaying, or suggestive of deceitful character; evasive or untrustworthy.
Definition of shifty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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