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shiftless

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shift·less  (shftls)
adj.
1.
a. Lacking ambition or purpose; lazy: a shiftless student.
b. Characterized by a lack of ambition or energy: studied in a shiftless way.
2. Lacking resourcefulness or efficiency; incompetent.
[shift, expedient + -less.]
shiftless·ly adv.
shiftless·ness n.
shiftless
Adjective
lacking in ambition or initiative
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.shiftless - lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative; lazy; "a shiftless student"; "studied in a shiftless way"
ambitionless, unambitious - having little desire for success or achievement
Translations
Spanish shiftless [ˈʃɪftlɪs] adj [person] → vago
French shiftless [ˈʃɪftlɪs] adj → fainéant(e)
German shiftless [ˈʃɪftlɪs] shift adj → träge
Italian shiftless [ˈʃɪftlɪs] adj → fannullone/a
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This going to hunt up her shiftless husband at the inn was one of Mrs Durbeyfield's still extant enjoyments in the muck and muddle of rearing children.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
The community is eminently Portuguese--that is to say, it is slow, poor, shiftless, sleepy, and lazy.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
Don't you dare answer me back that imperdent way, Rebecca, tellin' me I'm mean; your father was a vain, foolish, shiftless man, an' you might as well hear it from me as anybody else; he spent your mother's money and left her with seven children to provide for.
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context
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