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shiftless [ˈʃɪftlɪs] adj
lacking in ambition or initiative shiftlessly adv shiftlessness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
shiftless adjective lazy, idle, indolent, irresponsible, incompetent, inefficient, inept, aimless, unambitious, lackadaisical, good-for-nothing, slothful, unenterprising a shiftless husband Translations shiftless adj → träge, energielos shiftless [ˈʃɪftlɪs] adj a shiftless person → un(a) inetto/a shiftless [ˈʃɪftlɪs] adj a shiftless person → un(a) inetto/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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