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shifty

shift·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shif-tee]
    • /ˈʃɪf ti/
    • /ˈʃɪf.ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shif-tee]
    • /ˈʃɪf ti/

Definitions of shifty word

  • adjective shifty resourceful; fertile in expedients. 1
  • adjective shifty given to or full of evasions; tricky. 1
  • adjective shifty suggesting a deceptive or evasive character: a shifty look. 1
  • adjective shifty dishonest looking 1
  • adjective shifty evasive 1
  • adjective shifty Someone who looks shifty gives the impression of being dishonest. 0

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Origin of shifty

First appearance:

before 1560
One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70; shift + -y1

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Parts of speech for Shifty

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shifty popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

shifty usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for shifty

adj shifty

  • adulterine — of or made by adulteration; fake
  • casuistic — of or having to do with casuistry or casuists
  • changeful — often changing; inconstant; variable
  • conspiratorial — If someone does something such as speak or smile in a conspiratorial way, they do it in a way that suggests they are sharing a secret with someone.
  • crazy like a fox — (Idiomatic) Behaving in a foolish, frivolous, or uncomprehending manner as a ruse for concealing clever deeds or deeper intentions.

noun shifty

  • caginess — cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey reply to the probing question.
  • canniness — the quality of being canny
  • chicane — a bridge or whist hand without trumps
  • craftiness — skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.
  • criminality — the state or quality of being criminal

adv shifty

  • craftily — skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.
  • cunningly — skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner, as in deceiving; craftiness; guile.
  • furtively — taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance.
  • insidiously — intended to entrap or beguile: an insidious plan.

adjective shifty

  • astucious — Subtle; cunning; astute.
  • casuistical — Casuistic.
  • contriving — to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent: The author contrived a clever plot.
  • dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
  • dodging — Present participle of dodge.

adverb shifty

  • foxily — In a foxy manner.

Antonyms for shifty

adj shifty

  • be had — To be deceived.
  • dehiscent — (of fruits, anthers, etc) opening spontaneously to release seeds or pollen
  • in question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
  • lay it on the line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
  • lay on the line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.

adjective shifty

  • nondiscriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.

Top questions with shifty

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