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shifty

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shift·y  (shft)
adj. shift·i·er, shift·i·est
1. Having, displaying, or suggestive of deceitful character; evasive or untrustworthy.
2. Distinguished by frequent changes in direction: shifty winds.
3. Able to accomplish what is needed; resourceful.

shifti·ly adv.
shifti·ness n.

shifty [ˈʃɪftɪ]
adj shiftier, shiftiest
1. given to evasions; artful
2. furtive in character or appearance
3. full of expedients; resourceful
shiftily  adv
shiftiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.shifty - characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious character"; "shifty eyes"
untrustworthy, untrusty - not worthy of trust or belief; "an untrustworthy person"
2.shifty - changing position or direction; "he drifted into the shifting crowd"; "their nervous shifting glances"; "shifty winds"
unsteady - subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice"

shifty
adjective (Informal) untrustworthy, sly, devious, scheming, tricky, slippery, contriving, wily, crafty, evasive, furtive, deceitful, underhand, unprincipled, duplicitous, fly-by-night (informal) He had a shifty face and previous convictions.
honest, trustworthy, open, reliable, upright, honourable, dependable, guileless
Translations
shifty [ˈʃɪftɪ] ADJ (shiftier (compar) (shiftiest (superl))) [look] → furtivo; [person, behaviour] → sospechoso

shifty [ˈʃɪfti] adj [person, behaviour] → louche; [eyes] → fuyant(e)
He looked shifty → Il avait l'air louche.

shifty
adj (+er)zwielichtig, nicht ganz sauber (inf); person, character alsofragwürdig; glanceverstohlen; eyesverschlagen; replyausweichend; there was something shifty about …mit … war etwas faul (inf); he has a shifty look in his eyeer hat so einen unsicheren Blick; a shifty expression came over his facesein Gesicht nahm einen gerissenen Ausdruck an; a shifty little manein verdächtiger kleiner Kerl

shifty [ˈʃɪftɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (person) → losco/a, equivoco/a; (behaviour) → equivoco/a; (eyes) → sfuggente
shifty [ˈʃɪftɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (person) → losco/a, equivoco/a; (behaviour) → equivoco/a; (eyes) → sfuggente

shifty واسع الحيلة podezřelý lusket verstohlen πολυμήχανος furtivo epäluotettava sournois sumnjiv sfuggente あてにならない 교활해 보이는 onoprecht upålitelig niebudzący zaufania trapaceiro переменчивый opålitlig ซึ่งมีกลอุบาย kaypak có vẻ không lương thiện 变化的


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She wondered, and when she looked at him--at his close-set, shifty eyes and repulsive features, she shuddered, for she was convinced that no lofty characteristics could be hid behind so foul an exterior.
His face was deeply lined, burned brown by long exposure to the sun, and he had a pair of small blue eyes which were astonishingly shifty.
They seemed hardly young to Philip, but perhaps they were not more than twenty-five: the elder, Thekla, was as short as her mother, with the same, rather shifty air, but with a pretty face and abundant dark hair; Anna, her younger sister, was tall and plain, but since she had a pleasant smile Philip immediately preferred her.
 
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