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shiftiest

adjective

Meaning

  1. Subject to frequent changes in direction.
  2. (of a person's eyes) Moving from one object to another, not looking directly and steadily at the person with whom one is speaking.
  3. Having the appearance of being dishonest, criminal or unreliable.
  4. Resourceful; full of, or ready with, shifts or expedients.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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