Shiftiness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Shiftiness is a noun meaning (uncountable) The property of being shifty.
Meaning
(uncountable) The property of being shifty.
More Meanings
- (countable, rare) The result or product of being shifty.
Example Sentences
I had the grace or humility sometimes to see myself as a mass of shiftinesses; a few dogmas might help to steady me.
Mr. Henderson's chief trouble seems to be that he cannot forget his old shiftiness of views and his pendulum-like swingings between Liberalism and Independent Labourism[…]
Word Forms
- shiftinesses
Synonyms for shiftiness
Depending on context, synonyms include rascality, trickiness, slipperiness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include trickiness, rascality, slipperiness, shiftyness, makeshiftiness, shiftlessness.
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