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单词 shiftiness
释义

shifty

adjective

ˈshif-tē How to pronounce shifty (audio)
shiftier; shiftiest
1
: full of or ready with expedients : resourceful
2
a
: given to deception, evasion, or fraud : tricky
b
: capable of evasive movement : elusive
a shifty boxer
3
: indicative of a tricky nature
shifty eyes
shiftily
ˈshif-tə-lē How to pronounce shifty (audio)
adverb
shiftiness
ˈshif-tē-nəs How to pronounce shifty (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • furtive
  • shady
  • slippery
  • sly
  • sneaking
  • sneaky
  • stealthy
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Example Sentences

shifty politicians making deals to channel federal funds into their districts shifty practices such as turning back the odometers on used cars
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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

shifty

adjective

ˈshif-tē How to pronounce shifty (audio)
shiftier; shiftiest
: not worthy of trust : causing suspicion
a shifty character

shiftiness

noun

as in slipperiness

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • slipperiness
  • slyness
  • shrewdness
  • sneakiness
  • deviousness
  • slickness
  • wiliness
  • underhandedness
  • treachery
  • artfulness
  • trickery
  • craftiness
  • caginess
  • subterfuge
  • deceptiveness
  • duplicity
  • cunning
  • deception
  • shadiness
  • oiliness
  • guile
  • dissimulation
  • hypocrisy
  • gamesmanship
  • chicanery
  • sharpness
  • deceit
  • insincerity
  • dishonesty
  • jugglery
  • skulduggery
  • crookedness
  • cunning
  • skullduggery
  • legerdemain
  • foxiness
  • cageyness
  • wile
  • double-dealing
  • chicane
  • artifice
  • deceitfulness
  • imposture
  • fakery
  • dupery
  • crookery
  • jiggery-pokery
  • humbuggery
  • secrecy
  • stealth
  • scheming
  • hanky-panky
  • quackery
  • guilefulness
  • dirty tricks
  • dirty pool
  • plotting
  • design

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sincerity
  • ingenuousness
  • forthrightness
  • guilelessness
  • artlessness
  • directness
  • openness
  • candor
  • plainness
  • candidness
  • plainspokenness
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