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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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Shifty means looking or seeming dishonest, or intelligent and skilled in deceiving others. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences and find out how to say it in different languages.
Shifty is an adjective that means full of or ready with expedients, given to deception, evasion, or fraud, or capable of evasive movement. See synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related entries for shifty.
Shifty means given to or full of evasions, tricky, or artful. It can also suggest a deceptive or evasive character. See the origin, synonyms, and usage of shifty in sentences.
1. Rare. full of shifts or expedients; resourceful. 2. having or showing a tricky or deceitful nature; evasive.
Shifty means acting in secret or concealing one's intentions, or given to or marked by cheating and deception. Find synonyms, antonyms, example sentences, and related words for shifty in this online thesaurus.
Shifty means having, displaying, or suggestive of deceitful character; evasive or untrustworthy. It also means changing position or direction, or resourceful. Find more definitions, translations, and examples of shifty from various sources.
Shifty is an informal adjective that means seeming to be dishonest or looking guilty about something. Learn how to use it in sentences, synonyms, and pronunciation with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
