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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 [ˈʃɪftlɪs]
adj
lacking in ambition or initiative
shiftlessly  adv
shiftlessness  n
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

shiftless
Translations
shiftless [ˈʃɪftlɪs] ADJholgazán, perezoso, flojo(esp LAm)
shiftless [ˈʃɪftləs] adjfainéant(e)
shift work ntravail m posté
to do shift work → faire les trois-huit
shift worker ntravailleur/euse m/f posté(e)
shiftless
shiftless [ˈʃɪftlɪs] adj a shiftless personun(a) inetto/a
shiftless [ˈʃɪftlɪs] adj a shiftless personun(a) inetto/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.
The community is eminently Portuguese--that is to say, it is slow, poor, shiftless, sleepy, and lazy.
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.
 
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