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adjective
- 1. characterized by laziness, indolence, and a lack of ambition: "a shiftless lot of good-for-nothings"
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SHIFTLESS definition: 1. lazy and not having much determination or a clear purpose: 2. lazy and not having much…. Learn more.
The meaning of SHIFTLESS is lacking in resourcefulness : inefficient. How to use shiftless in a sentence.
SHIFTLESS meaning: 1. lazy and not having much determination or a clear purpose: 2. lazy and not having much…. Learn more.
Of an action, attitude, etc.: characterized by laziness or indolence, or by lack of resourcefulness; (also) lacking purpose; aimless. Is it any wonder why so many people are criminally poor, whose only god is the whiskey bottle, and whose sole study is how to live in the same shiftless manner?
shiftless - lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative; lazy; "a shiftless student"; "studied in a shiftless way"
If you describe someone as shiftless, you mean that they are lazy and have no desire to achieve anything. [ disapproval ] ...the lives of two shiftless, violent ex-convicts in 1950s America.
Someone who's shiftless avoids hard work at any cost, sometimes through procrastination. Do you hate getting sweaty or feeling tired at the end of a long day of labor? When volunteers are requested, do you slump in your seat instead of raising your hand? If so, you can call yourself shiftless.
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