Shifty Definition

shĭftē
shiftier, shiftiest
adjective
shiftier, shiftiest
Having or showing a tricky or deceitful nature; evasive.
Webster's New World
Distinguished by frequent changes in direction.
Shifty winds.
American Heritage
Full of shifts or expedients; resourceful.
Webster's New World
Having the appearance of someone dishonest, criminal or unreliable; such as someone with shifty eyes.
He was a shifty character in a seedy bar and I checked my wallet was still there after talking to him.
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Adjective

Base Form:
shifty
Comparative:
shiftier
Superlative:
shiftiest

Shifty Sentence Examples

  • Napoleon thought him a " shifty Byzantine," and called him the Talma of the North, as ready to play any conspicuous part.

  • Someone's been hanging around the village, looking shifty.

  • He has held that job for two different Prime Ministers, which shows he has pretty shifty footwork.

  • And then I asked what he did, and he looked slightly shifty.

  • The wind picked up slightly for the start of race two, only to progressively drop and become more shifty as the race developed.

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