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shifty

UK
/ˈʃɪfti/
US
/ˈʃɪfti/

Translations

shiftyadjective
shiftier
Comp.
shiftiest
Super.
UK
/ˈʃɪfti/
US
/ˈʃɪfti/
He gave a shifty look when asked about his whereabouts.
Он дал изворотливый взгляд, когда его спросили о местонахождении.
The shifty salesman tried to sell me a broken car.
Хитрый продавец пытался продать мне сломанную машину.
She had a shifty smile that made me suspicious.
У нее была лукавая улыбка, которая вызвала у меня подозрения.
Additional translations
нечестный
коварный
обманчивый
Synonyms
crafty
dishonest
untrustworthy
cunning
sly
deceitful
insidious
duplicitous
Antonyms
steady
trustworthy
reliable

Definitions

shiftyadjective
Having or showing a deceitful or evasive character.
The shifty salesman tried to convince us to buy a car with a questionable history.
Characterized by frequent changes in direction or position.
The shifty winds made it difficult for the sailors to maintain their course.
Able to adapt quickly or devise clever means of achieving one's ends; resourceful (now rare).
On the frontier you had to be shifty to make a living out of the barren land.
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