Shifty
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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 is an adjective that describes someone who looks or seems dishonest, or who is skilled in deceiving others. Learn more about its usage, synonyms, and translations with Cambridge Dictionary.
Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the adjective shifty, which can mean resourceful, tricky, elusive, or indicative of a tricky nature. See how shifty is used in sentences and compare it with related words.
Learn the meaning of shifty, an adjective that describes someone who looks dishonest or evasive. Find out the synonyms, pronunciation, word frequency and usage of shifty in British and American English.
Shifty definition: resourceful; fertile in expedients.. See examples of SHIFTY used in a sentence.
Someone who looks shifty looks dishonest. (Definition of shifty from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of shifty
To be shifty is to be sneaky and devious. Shifty behavior is untrustworthy. 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.
Shifty is an informal adjective that means seeming to be dishonest or looking guilty about something. Learn how to pronounce it, see examples, synonyms and related words in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
