shiftfuladj.

/ˈʃɪftfʊl/

Forms: seeshift n. and -ful suffix.

Etymology: < shift n. + -ful suffix.

rare.

Full of shifts or devices.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > [adjective] > resourceful

shifty1570

shiftfula1618

nackety1756

resourceful1808

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective]

warec888

craftyOE

hinderyeapc1000

yepec1000

foxc1175

slya1200

hinderc1200

quaint?c1225

wrenchfulc1225

wiltfula1250

wilyc1330

subtle1340

cautelous138.

sleightful1380

subtile1387

enginousa1393

wilfula1400

wilyc1407

sleighty1412

serpentinec1422

ginnousa1425

wittya1425

semyc1440

artificial?a1475

sleight1495

slapea1500

shrewdc1525

craftly1526

foxy1528

gleering?1533

foxish1535

insidious1545

vafrous1548

wily beguile1550

wilely1556

fine1559

todly1571

practic1585

subdolous1588

captious1590

witryff1598

cautel1606

cunninga1616

versute1616

shiftfula1618

artificious1624

insidiary1625

canny1628

lapwing-like1638

pawky?a1640

tricksome1648

callid1656

versutious1660

artful1663

slim1674

dexterous1701

trickish1705

supple1710

slid1719

vulpinary1721

tricksy1766

trickful1775

sneck-drawing1786

tricky1786

louche1819

sneck-drawn1820

slyish1828

vulpine1830

kokum1839

spidery1843

dodgy1861

ladino1863

carney1881

slinky1951

a1618 J. Sylvester tr. Battail of Yvry in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Diuine Weekes & Wks. (1621) 1100 The most hee fears, is, lest Som's shift-full fear,..finde out..Som Flat, som Foord,..To passe the Eure.

1881 S. R. Gardiner & J. B. Mullinger Introd. Study Eng. Hist. i. iii. 44 If William had not had something more than mere shiftful contrivance in reserve.

1887 T. Fowler Princ. Morals 219 The general admiration for the wily and shiftful Odysseus.

Derivatives

ˈshiftfulness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > resourcefulness

shift1542

shifting1559

resource1788

shiftiness1839

resourcefulness1849

shiftfulness1866

1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. i. 30 That hero of ‘Arrah’, who proved, by his valour, pertinacity, and shiftfulness, not unworthy of his great ancestor Hereward.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	shiftful
释义	shiftfuladj. /ˈʃɪftfʊl/ Forms: seeshift n. and -ful suffix. Etymology: < shift n. + -ful suffix. rare. Full of shifts or devices. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > [adjective] > resourceful shifty1570 shiftfula1618 nackety1756 resourceful1808 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] warec888 craftyOE hinderyeapc1000 yepec1000 foxc1175 slya1200 hinderc1200 quaint?c1225 wrenchfulc1225 wiltfula1250 wilyc1330 subtle1340 cautelous138. sleightful1380 subtile1387 enginousa1393 wilfula1400 wilyc1407 sleighty1412 serpentinec1422 ginnousa1425 wittya1425 semyc1440 artificial?a1475 sleight1495 slapea1500 shrewdc1525 craftly1526 foxy1528 gleering?1533 foxish1535 insidious1545 vafrous1548 wily beguile1550 wilely1556 fine1559 todly1571 practic1585 subdolous1588 captious1590 witryff1598 cautel1606 cunninga1616 versute1616 shiftfula1618 artificious1624 insidiary1625 canny1628 lapwing-like1638 pawky?a1640 tricksome1648 callid1656 versutious1660 artful1663 slim1674 dexterous1701 trickish1705 supple1710 slid1719 vulpinary1721 tricksy1766 trickful1775 sneck-drawing1786 tricky1786 louche1819 sneck-drawn1820 slyish1828 vulpine1830 kokum1839 spidery1843 dodgy1861 ladino1863 carney1881 slinky1951 a1618 J. Sylvester tr. Battail of Yvry in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Diuine Weekes & Wks. (1621) 1100 The most hee fears, is, lest Som's shift-full fear,..finde out..Som Flat, som Foord,..To passe the Eure. 1881 S. R. Gardiner & J. B. Mullinger Introd. Study Eng. Hist. i. iii. 44 If William had not had something more than mere shiftful contrivance in reserve. 1887 T. Fowler Princ. Morals 219 The general admiration for the wily and shiftful Odysseus. Derivatives ˈshiftfulness n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > resourcefulness shift1542 shifting1559 resource1788 shiftiness1839 resourcefulness1849 shiftfulness1866 1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. i. 30 That hero of ‘Arrah’, who proved, by his valour, pertinacity, and shiftfulness, not unworthy of his great ancestor Hereward. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1618
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